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Jose Saramago quotes

Portuguese Writer November 16, 1922 – June 18, 2010

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Jose Saramago quote: "I am a person with leftist convictions, and always have been."
I am a person with leftist convictions, and always have been. Jose Saramago
Jose Saramago quote: "That night the blind man dreamt that he was blind."
That night the blind man dreamt that he was blind. Jose Saramago
Such is our need to shower blame on some distant entity when it is we who lack the courage to face up to what is there before us. Jose Saramago
anyone who gets up early by inclination or has been forced to rise early out of necessity finds it intolerable that others should go on sleeping soundly Jose Saramago
Jose Saramago quote: "the habit of falling hardens the body, reaching the ground, to..."
...the habit of falling hardens the body, reaching the ground, to in itself, is a relief. Jose Saramago
...you have to leave the island in order to see the island, that we can't see ourselves unless we become free of ourselves, Unless we escape from ourselves you mean, No, that's not the same thing. Jose Saramago
Things will be very bad for Latin America. You only have to consider the ambitions and the doctrines of the empire, which regards this region as its backyard. Jose Saramago
Jose Saramago quote: "in order to invent heaven and hell a man would need to know..."
in order to invent heaven and hell a man would need to know nothing except the human body Jose Saramago
Jose Saramago quote: "Words were not given to man in order to conceal his thoughts."
Words were not given to man in order to conceal his thoughts. Jose Saramago
Jose Saramago quote: "Americans have discovered fear."
Americans have discovered fear. Jose Saramago
...the human being to lack that second skin we call egoism has not yet been born, it lasts much longer than the other one, that bleeds so readily. Jose Saramago
Jose Saramago quote: "The difficult thing isn't living with other people, it's..."
The difficult thing isn't living with other people, it's understanding them. Jose Saramago
Jose Saramago quote: "Your questions are false if you already know the answer."
Your questions are false if you already know the answer. Jose Saramago
Jose Saramago quote: "I do not just write, I write what I am. If there is a secret,..."
I do not just write, I write what I am. If there is a secret, perhaps that is it. Jose Saramago
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. Jose Saramago

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