More Quotes by José Saramago
People live with the illusion that we have a democratic system, but it's only the outward form of one. In reality we live in a plutocracy, a government of the rich.
In the end we discover the only condition for living is to die.
We can escape from everything, but not from ourselves.
There are such moments in life, when, in order for heaven to open, it is necessary for a door to close.
A journey never ends. Only the travellers end.
The worst pain ... isn't the pain you feel at the time, it's the pain you feel later on when there's nothing you can do about it, They say that time heals all wounds, But we never live long enough to test that theory.
Forgive me if what has seemed little to you, to me is all.
Men are angels born without wings, nothing could be nicer than to be born without wings and to make them grow.
Strictly speaking, we do not make decisions. Decisions make us.
The best way to killing a rose is to force it open when it is still only the promise of a bud.