Every second that passes is like a door that opens to allow in what has not yet happened, what we call the future, but, to challenge the contradictory nature of what we have just said, perhaps it would be more accurate to say that the future is just an immense void, that the future is just the time on which the eternal present feeds.
Jose SaramagoThe world is governed by institutions that are not democratic - the World Bank, the IMF, the WTO.
Jose SaramagoNo human being can achieve all he or she desires in this life except in dreams, so good night all.
Jose SaramagoWe've all had our moments of weakness, and if we manage to get through today without any, we'll be sure to have some tomorrow.
Jose SaramagoHuman nature is, by definition, a talkative one, imprudent, indiscreet, gossipy, incapable of closing its mouth and keeping it closed.
Jose Saramago