when you are old and realize that time is running out, you start imagining that you have the cure for all the ills of the world in your hand, and get frustrated because no one pays you any attention.
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 SaramagoWhen I am occupied with a work that requires continuity - a novel, for example - I write every day.
Jose SaramagoDeath ... doesn't take her eyes off us for a minute, so much so that even those who are not yet due to die feel her gaze pursuing them constantly.
Jose Saramago