More Quotes by José Saramago
Men are angels born without wings, nothing could be nicer than to be born without wings and to make them grow.
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.
The difficult thing isn't living with other people, it's understanding them.
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.
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 journey never ends. Only the travellers end.
Each day is a little bit of history
Forgive me if what has seemed little to you, to me is all.
No human being can achieve all he or she desires in this life except in dreams, so good night all.
If I'm sincere today, what does it matter if I regret it tomorrow?