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 was a good pupil at primary school: in the second class I was writing with no spelling mistakes, and the third and fourth classes were done in a single year. Jose Saramago classfourthgood 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
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
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
The world had already changed before September 11. The world has been going through a process of change over the last 20 or 30 years. A civilization ends, another one begins. Jose Saramago beginchangecivilization Change image and share on social
I think we are blind. Blind people who can see, but do not see. Jose Saramago blindpeople Change image and share on social
