“Put less respectfully, these men and women, standing before the mirror of their life, spit every day in the face of what… — José Saramago Copy Share Image
Death is present every day in our lives. It's not that I take pleasure in the morbid fascination of it, but it… — Jose Saramago Copy Share Image
When I am occupied with a work that requires continuity - a novel, for example - I write every day. — Jose Saramago Copy Share Image
“...the name of the baby girl, the names of her parents and godparents, the date and hour of her birth, the street… — José Saramago Copy Share Image
“The most common occurrence in this world of ours, in these days of stumbling blindly forward, is to come across men and… — José Saramago Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
...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 Copy Share Image
