More Quotes by José Saramago
No human being can achieve all he or she desires in this life except in dreams, so good night all.
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.
We can escape from everything, but not from ourselves.
As my cat would say, all hours are good for sleeping.
A journey never ends. Only the travellers end.
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...
If I'm sincere today, what does it matter if I regret it tomorrow?
There are such moments in life, when, in order for heaven to open, it is necessary for a door to close.
A tree weeps when cut down, a dog howls when beaten, but a man matures when offended.
The best way to killing a rose is to force it open when it is still only the promise of a bud.