More Quotes by José Saramago
Some people spend their entire lives reading but never get beyond reading the words on the page, they don't understand that the words are merely stepping stones placed across a fast-flowing river, and the reason they're there is so that we can reach the farther shore, it's the other side that matters...
A tree weeps when cut down, a dog howls when beaten, but a man matures when offended.
We can escape from everything, but not from ourselves.
No human being can achieve all he or she desires in this life except in dreams, so good night all.
Inside us there is something that has no name, that something is what we are.
A journey never ends. Only the travellers end.
If I'm sincere today, what does it matter if I regret it tomorrow?
Words that come from the heart are never spoken, they get caught in the throat and can only be read in ones's eyes.
The best way to killing a rose is to force it open when it is still only the promise of a bud.
Strictly speaking, we do not make decisions. Decisions make us.