...it is a very risky thing for anyone to go about proclaiming the truth simply because he finds himself in possession of concrete documentary proofs or on the evidence of his own eyes, which is always overestimated. — Jorge Amado Copy Share Image
...it is a very risky thing for anyone to go about proclaiming the truth simply because he finds himself in possession of concrete documentary… — Jorge Amado Copy Share Image
“The devil has taken possession of everybody in Ilhéus. All they think about is money and bigness. They’re on the road to hell. Things… — Jorge Amado Copy Share Image
“Does truth lie in the everyday events, the daily incidents, in the pettiness and vulgarity most people’s lives are compounded of, or does the… — Jorge Amado Copy Share Image
He owned a whole world full of memories, of lovely moments relived and happy recollections. I'm not saying he was happy or that he… — Jorge Amado Copy Share Image
I am a writer who has written about the life of my people, the character of my people. What I can say is that… — Jorge Amado Copy Share Image
I believe that she has the kind of magic that causes revolutions and promotes great discoveries. There’s nothing I enjoy more than to observe… — Jorge Amado Copy Share Image
“A morte apaga, com sua mão de ausência, as manchas do passado e a memória do morto fulge como diamante” — Jorge Amado Copy Share Image
“He wanted her to be as well dressed as the richest lady in Ilhéus; fine clothes would erase her past and hide the stove… — Jorge Amado Copy Share Image
