In effect I am not a novelist, but rather a failed essayist who started to write novels because he didn't know how to write essays.
Jose SaramagoA human being is a being who is constantly 'under construction,' but also, in a parallel fashion, always in a state of constant destruction.
Jose SaramagoWe're not short of movements proclaiming that a different world is possible, but unless we can coordinate them into an international movement, capitalism just laughs at all these little organisations.
Jose SaramagoAbstention means you stayed at home or went to the beach. By casting a blank vote, you're saying that you understand your responsibility, you have a political conscience and you came to vote, but you don't agree with any of the existing parties and this is the only way you have of saying so.
Jose Saramago