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.
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 difficult thing isn't living with other people, it's understanding them.
The best way to killing a rose is to force it open when it is still only the promise of a bud.
Inside us there is something that has no name, that something is what we are.
A tree weeps when cut down, a dog howls when beaten, but a man matures when offended.
Men are angels born without wings, nothing could be nicer than to be born without wings and to make them grow.
Forgive me if what has seemed little to you, to me is all.
A journey never ends. Only the travellers end.
There are such moments in life, when, in order for heaven to open, it is necessary for a door to close.