I can't imagine myself outside any kind of social or political involvement. Yes, I'm a writer, but I live in this world, and my writing doesn't exist on a separate level. And if people know who I am and read my books, well, good; that way, if I have something more to say, then everyone benefits.
Jose SaramagoThe world is governed by institutions that are not democratic - the World Bank, the IMF, the WTO.
Jose SaramagoThe best way to killing a rose is to force it open when it is still only the promise of a bud.
Jose SaramagoBut truths need to be repeated many times so that they don't, poor things, lapse into oblivion.
Jose Saramago