Many things I might not write today because I no longer believe them, but I wouldn't change them, since I believed them… — 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
