Words have their own hierarchy, their own protocol, their…

“We are born, and at that moment, it is as if we had signed a pact for the rest of our life, but a…

— José Saramago

It takes little or nothing to undo reputations, the merest trifle makes and remakes them, it is simply a question of finding the best…

— Jose Saramago

One can show no greater respect than to weep for a stranger.

— Jose Saramago

I am not a prophet.

— Jose Saramago

With the passage of time, as well as the social evolution and genetic exchange, we ended up putting our conscience in the color of…

— Jose Saramago

“Al día siguiente no murió nadie.”

— José Saramago

“E se as histórias para crianças passassem a ser de leitura obrigatória para os adultos? Seriam eles capazes de aprender realmente o que há…

— José Saramago

In a king, modesty would be a sign of weakness.

— Jose Saramago

“the inmates of the second ward in the right wing have decided, at long last, to bury their dead, at least we shall be…

— José Saramago

“Stretching one arm behind him, the man passed his hand over the horse's coat, his own skin transformed, or skin which had transformed into…

— José Saramago

I think we are blind. Blind people who can see, but do not see.

— Jose Saramago

...you have to leave the island in order to see the island, that we can't see ourselves unless we become free of ourselves, Unless…

— Jose Saramago

anyone who gets up early by inclination or has been forced to rise early out of necessity finds it intolerable that others should go…

— Jose Saramago

Society has to change, but the political powers we have at the moment are not enough to effect this change. The whole democratic system…

— Jose Saramago

“... aborrece os odores nocturnos, aquelas expansões do corpo a que nem poetas escapam".”

— José Saramago