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Quote by Jose Saramago

“Everything in this world can volunteer some reply, what takes up time is posing the questions.”

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Portuguese writer known for his unique narrative style and profound philosophical reflections. His notable works include 'The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis' and 'Blindness'. more

“For me, writing is a job. I do not separate the work from the act of writing like two things that have nothing to do with each other. I arrange words one after another, or one in front of another, to tell a story, to say something that I consider important or useful, or at least important or useful to me. It is nothing more than this.”

Writing Two Important Stories Jobs Fronts Two Things

Author:Jose Saramago

“Somewhere in the infinite that He occupies, God advances and withdraws the pawns of the other games He plays, but it is too soon to worry about this one, all He need do for the present is allow things to take their natural course, apart from the occasional adjustment with the tip of His little finger to make sure some stray thought or action does not interfere with the harmony of destinies.”

Needs Littles Doe Play Action Courses Games Natural Destiny Worry Harmony Infinite Fingers Interfere Occasional Adjustment Pawns

Author:Jose Saramago

“Perfect moments, especially when they verge on the sublime have the grave disadvantage of being very short lived, which in fact, being obvious, we would not need to mention were it not that they have a still greater disadvantage, which is that we do not know what to do once they are over.”

Knows Needs Stills Moments Facts Perfect Greater Obvious Graves Sublime Disadvantages Verge Short Lived Perfect Moments

Author:Jose Saramago

“I don't think it is worth explaining how a character's nose or chin looks. It is my feeling that readers will prefer to construct, little by little, their own characterthe author will do well to entrust the reader with this part of the work.”

Thinking Wells Looks Littles Character Feelings Reader Noses Constructs Explaining Chins

Author:Jose Saramago

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