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Quote by Jose Saramago

“The only time we can talk about death is while we're alive, not afterwards.”

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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

“Very few people are aware that in each of our fingers, located somewhere between the firs phalange, the mesophalange and the metaphalange, there is a tiny brain... It should be noted that fingers are without brains, these develop gradually with the passage of time and with the help of what the eyes see... That is why the fingers have always excelled at uncovering what is concealed.”

People Should Helping Eye Brain Fingers Tiny Passages Concealed Passage Of Time Uncovering

Author:Jose Saramago

“Each part in itself constitutes the whole to which it belongs.”

Whole

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“Age carries with it a double load of guilt.”

Age Guilt Carrie Load

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“Creating is always so much more stimulating than destroying.”

Creating Destroying

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“Lord knows why they depict death with wings when death is everywhere.”

Knows Lord Wings

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“Human nature is, by definition, a talkative one, imprudent, indiscreet, gossipy, incapable of closing its mouth and keeping it closed.”

Humans Human Nature Mouths Definitions Incapable Closing Talkative

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“From literature to ecology, from the escape velocity of galaxies to the greenhouse effect, from garbage disposal methods to traffic jams, everything is discussed in our world. But the democratic system, as if it were a given fact, untouchable by nature until the end of time, we don't discuss that.”

Ifs World Ends Facts Literature Given Effects Method Democratic Our World Traffic Ecology End Times Galaxy Garbage Jam Greenhouses Velocity Untouchables Traffic Jam Garbage Disposal

Author:Jose Saramago

“A writer is a man like any other: he dreams. And my dream was to be able to say of this book, when I finished: 'This is a book about Alentejo.'”

Men Book Dream Able Finished This Is A Book

Author:Jose Saramago

“I'm not pessimistic. It is the world that is terrible. How can we be optimistic in the face of a planet where people live so badly, nature is being destroyed and the dominant empire is money?”

People World Faces Planets Terrible Optimistic Destroyed Empires Dominant Pessimistic Being Optimistic

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“I believe that I've been asked all possible questions. I, myself, if I were a journalist, would not know what to ask me.”

Ifs Knows Believe Asks I Believe Journalist Ask Me

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