It is economic power that determines political power, and governments become the political functionaries of economic power. Jose Saramago determineeconomicfunctionary Change image and share on social
Without the faintest possibility of finding a job, I decided to devote myself to literature: it was about time to find out what I was worth as a writer. Jose Saramago decidedevotefaint Change image and share on social
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 intensity. Jose Saramago americandiscoverexperience Change image and share on social
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 of life. Jose Saramago daydeathfact Change image and share on social
I think the novel is not so much a literary genre, but a literary space, like a sea that is filled by many rivers. The novel receives streams of science, philosophy, poetry and contains all of these; it's not simply telling a story. Jose Saramago fillgenreliterary share on social
I do not just write, I write what I am. If there is a secret, perhaps that is it. Jose Saramago secretwrite Change image and share on social
I always ask two questions: How many countries have military bases in the United States? And in how many countries does the United States not have military bases? Jose Saramago basiscountrymilitary Change image and share on social
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 not make one forget the disastrous effects of the industrial and commercial process of 'cultural lamination' that the USA is perpetrating on the planet. Jose Saramago americanaspectcommercial share on social
Words were not given to man in order to conceal his thoughts. Jose Saramago concealmanorder Change image and share on social