Love by Isabel Allende

• It is no coincidence that in most romantic relationships and sexual encounters in my books the woman is the initiator.
• In my romantic or erotic literary fantasies, female submission holds no regard; it is an obstructive hindrance.
• Despite the achievements of feminist liberation, we women still invest more in marital partnerships than men.
• We struggle to maintain love, and when it fails, we prefer to end the relationship altogether.
• While most men can continue to pace themselves.