Best Jose Saramago Quotes
- The wisest man I ever knew in my whole life could not read or write. Ever Knew
- I think we are blind. Blind people who can see, but do not see. Blind
- Words were not given to man in order to conceal his thoughts. Conceal
- I had no books at home. I started to frequent a public library in Lisbon. It was there, with no help except curiosity and the… Book
- Being fired was the best luck of my life. It made me stop and reflect. It was the birth of my life as a writer. Best
- In the end we discover the only condition for living is to die. Condition
- The world is governed by institutions that are not democratic - the World Bank, the IMF, the WTO. Bank
- Americans have discovered the fragility of life, that ominous fragility that the rest of the world either already experienced or is experiencing now with terrible… Already Experienced
- There are times when it is best to be content with what one has, so as not to lose everything. Best
- Society has to change, but the political powers we have at the moment are not enough to effect this change. The whole democratic system would… Change
- I can't imagine myself outside any kind of social or political involvement. Any
- Abstention means you stayed at home or went to the beach. By casting a blank vote, you're saying you have a political conscience but you… Abstention
- Americans have discovered fear. American
- The attitude of insolent haughtiness is characteristic of the relationships Americans form with what is alien to them, with others. Alien
- What kind of world is this that can send machines to Mars and does nothing to stop the killing of a human being? Doe
- Death is present every day in our lives. It's not that I take pleasure in the morbid fascination of it, but it is a fact… Day
- I am a better novelist than a poet, playwright, or essayist. Better
- I am the same person I was before receiving the Nobel Prize. I work with the same regularity, I have not modified my habits, I… Friends
- I am traveling less in order to be able to write more. I select my travel destinations according to their degree of usefulness to my… Able
- In effect I am not a novelist, but rather a failed essayist who started to write novels because he didn't know how to write essays. Effect
- Perhaps it is the language that chooses the writers it needs, making use of them so that each might express a tiny part of what… Bedtime
- The novel is not so much a literary genre, but a literary space, like a sea that is filled by many rivers. Filled
- The U.S. needs to control the Middle East, the gateway to Asia. It already has military installations in Uzbekistan. Asia
- When I am occupied with a work that requires continuity - a novel, for example - I write every day. Continuity
- I presume that nobody will deny the positive aspects of the North American cultural world. These are well known to all. But these aspects do… All
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