641 Quotes by José Saramago

That we're going to die is something we know from the moment we are born, That's why, in some ways, it's as if we were born dead.

Tell me more about the crusades. Well, My son, this region where we now find ourselves, including Jerusalem, and other territories to the north and west, will be conquered by the followers of the god I mentioned, who has been slow in coming, the followers on our side will do everything possible to expel them from the places you have traveled and I constantly frequent.

Because each of you has his or her own death, you carry it with you in a secret place from the moment you're born, it belongs to you and you belong to it.

a man was on his way to the gallows when he met another, who asked him: where are you going, my friend? and the condemned man replied: i'm not going anywhere. they're taking me by force.

En su habitación del hotel la muerte, desnuda, está delante del espejo. No sabe quién es.

but the effort of setting the table, heating up the food and then washing the dishes seemed to him tonight a superhuman one.

كم مرة تأتي المخاوف لتضيف المرارة لحياتنا وفي النهاية نكتشف أن لا أساس لها ولا سبب لوجودها

...we confidently say that it's not worth trying to reach any conclusions merely because we decide to stop halfway along the path that would lead us straight to them.

Somos cada vez mais, os defeitos que temos, não as qualidades