I think we are blind. Blind people who can see, but do not see. Jose Saramago blindpeople Change image and share on social
There are times when it is best to be content with what one has, so as not to lose everything. Jose Saramago contentlosetime Change image and share on social
It is difficult to understand these people who democratically take part in elections and a referendum, but are then incapable of democratically accepting the will of the people. Jose Saramago acceptdemocraticallydifficult 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
The U.S. needs to control the Middle East, the gateway to Asia. It already has military installations in Uzbekistan. Jose Saramago asiacontroleast Change image and share on social
I don't defend the idea of universal love. It has never existed and will never exist. Jose Saramago defendexistidea 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
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
The period that I could consider the most important in my literary work came about beginning with the Revolution, and in a certain way, developed as a consequence of the Revolution. But it was also a result of the counterrevolutionary coup of November 1975. Jose Saramago beginconsequencecounterrevolutionary share on social
Inside us there is something that has no name, that something is what we are. Jose Saramago inside Change image and share on social