Jose Saramago Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“Human vocabulary is still not capable, and probably never will be, of knowing, recognizing, and communicating everything that can be humanly experienced and felt.”

“I think we are blind. Blind people who can see, but do not see.”

“Inside us there is something that has no name, that something is what we are.”

“Being fired was the best luck of my life. It made me stop and reflect. It was the birth of my life as a writer.”

“The wisest man I ever knew in my whole life could not read or write.”

“In the end we discover the only condition for living is to die.”

“Words were not given to man in order to conceal his thoughts.”

“There are times when it is best to be content with what one has, so as not to lose everything.”

“Abstention means you stayed at home or went to the beach. By casting a blank vote, you're saying you have a political conscience but you don't agree with any of the existing parties.”

“Society has to change, but the political powers we have at the moment are not enough to effect this change. The whole democratic system would have to be rethought.”