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Jose Saramago Quotes

God, the devil, good, evil, it’s all in our heads, not in Heaven or Hell, which we also invented. We do not realize that, having invented God, we immediately became His slaves Picture Quote #1

For me, writing is a job. I do not separate the work from the act of writing like two things that have nothing to do with each other. I arrange words one after another, or one in front of another, to tell a story, to say something that I consider important or useful, or at least important or useful to me Picture Quote #1

Americans have discovered fear Picture Quote #1

I am a better novelist than a poet, playwright, or essayist Picture Quote #1

I think we are blind. Blind people who can see, but do not see Picture Quote #1

In the end we discover the only condition for living is to die Picture Quote #1

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Words were not given to man in order to conceal his thoughts Picture Quote #1

The wisest man I ever knew in my whole life could not read or write Picture Quote #1

Oh, I’m not just going too far, I’ve arrived Picture Quote #1

Reading is probably another way of being in a place Picture Quote #1

Your questions are false if you already know the answer Picture Quote #1

Liking is probably the best form of ownership, and ownership the worst form of liking Picture Quote #1

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Chaos is merely order waiting to be deciphered Picture Quote #1

As my cat would say, all hours are good for sleeping Picture Quote #1

Forgive me if what has seemed little to you, to me is all Picture Quote #1

If I’m sincere today, what does it matter if I regret it tomorrow? Picture Quote #1

One can show no greater respect than to weep for a stranger Picture Quote #1

Doubt is the privilege of those who have lived a long time Picture Quote #1

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A journey never ends. Only the travellers end Picture Quote #1

Each day is a little bit of history Picture Quote #1

Beginning with adolescence, my political formation was oriented in the ideological direction of Marxism. It was natural, being that my thinking was influenced by an atmosphere of active critical resistance. That was the way it was during all of the dictatorship and up to the Revolution of 1974 Picture Quote #1

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? Picture Quote #1

I am the same person I was before receiving the Nobel Prize. I work with the same regularity, I have not modified my habits, I have the same friends Picture Quote #1

I never appreciated ‘positive heroes’ in literature. They are almost always cliches, copies of copies, until the model is exhausted. I prefer perplexity, doubt, uncertainty, not just because it provides a more ‘productive’ literary raw material, but because that is the way we humans really are Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Though I had come into the world on 16 November 1922, my official documents show that I was born two days later, on the 18th. It was thanks to this petty fraud that my family escaped from paying the fine for not having registered my birth at the proper legal time Picture Quote #1

We all have our moments of weakness, just as well that we are still capable of weeping, tears are often our salvation, there are times when we would die if we did not weep - Blindness Picture Quote #1

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God, the devil, good, evil, it’s all in our heads, not in Heaven or Hell, which we also invented. We do not realize that, having invented God, we immediately became His slaves (Jose Saramago Quotes) For me, writing is a job. I do not separate the work from the act of writing like two things that have nothing to do with each other. I arrange words one after another, or one in front of another, to tell a story, to say something that I consider important or useful, or at least important or useful to me. (Jose Saramago Quotes) Americans have discovered fear (Jose Saramago Quotes) I am a better novelist than a poet, playwright, or essayist (Jose Saramago Quotes) I think we are blind. Blind people who can see, but do not see (Jose Saramago Quotes) In the end we discover the only condition for living is to die (Jose Saramago Quotes) Words were not given to man in order to conceal his thoughts (Jose Saramago Quotes) The wisest man I ever knew in my whole life could not read or write (Jose Saramago Quotes) Oh, I’m not just going too far, I’ve arrived (Jose Saramago Quotes) Reading is probably another way of being in a place (Jose Saramago Quotes) Your questions are false if you already know the answer (Jose Saramago Quotes) Liking is probably the best form of ownership, and ownership the worst form of liking (Jose Saramago Quotes) Chaos is merely order waiting to be deciphered (Jose Saramago Quotes) As my cat would say, all hours are good for sleeping (Jose Saramago Quotes) Forgive me if what has seemed little to you, to me is all (Jose Saramago Quotes) If I’m sincere today, what does it matter if I regret it tomorrow? (Jose Saramago Quotes) One can show no greater respect than to weep for a stranger (Jose Saramago Quotes) Doubt is the privilege of those who have lived a long time (Jose Saramago Quotes) A journey never ends. Only the travellers end (Jose Saramago Quotes) Each day is a little bit of history (Jose Saramago Quotes) Beginning with adolescence, my political formation was oriented in the ideological direction of Marxism. It was natural, being that my thinking was influenced by an atmosphere of active critical resistance. That was the way it was during all of the dictatorship and up to the Revolution of 1974 (Jose Saramago Quotes) 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 Quotes) I am the same person I was before receiving the Nobel Prize. I work with the same regularity, I have not modified my habits, I have the same friends (Jose Saramago Quotes) I never appreciated ‘positive heroes’ in literature. They are almost always cliches, copies of copies, until the model is exhausted. I prefer perplexity, doubt, uncertainty, not just because it provides a more ‘productive’ literary raw material, but because that is the way we humans really are (Jose Saramago Quotes) 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 Quotes) 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 Quotes) 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 Quotes) 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 Quotes) Though I had come into the world on 16 November 1922, my official documents show that I was born two days later, on the 18th. It was thanks to this petty fraud that my family escaped from paying the fine for not having registered my birth at the proper legal time (Jose Saramago Quotes) We all have our moments of weakness, just as well that we are still capable of weeping, tears are often our salvation, there are times when we would die if we did not weep - Blindness (Jose Saramago Quotes)

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