Forever Quote by Jorge Amado

...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

“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

Life was good, one had only to live it.

— Jorge Amado

“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

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

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

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

Night was running ahead of itself.

— Jorge Amado

“A morte apaga, com sua mão de ausência, as manchas do passado e a memória do morto fulge como diamante”

— Jorge Amado

“Porque a revolução é uma pátria e uma família.”

— Jorge Amado

“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

The world is like that -- incomprehensible and full of surprises .

— Jorge Amado