I am traveling less in order to be able to write more. I select my travel destinations according to their degree of usefulness to my work. Jose Saramago degreedestinationorder Change image and share on social
I was a good pupil at primary school: in the second class I was writing with no spelling mistakes, and the third and fourth classes were done in a single year. Jose Saramago classfourthgood Change image and share on social
The wisest man I ever knew in my whole life could not read or write. Jose Saramago knowlifeman Change image and share on social
I was born in a family of landless peasants, in Azinhaga, a small village in the province of Ribatejo, on the right bank of the Almonda River, around a hundred kilometres north-east of Lisbon. Jose Saramago almondaazinhagabank Change image and share on social
Look what happened with the employment law in France-the law was withdrawn because the people marched in the streets. I think what we need is a global protest movement of people who won't give up. Jose Saramago employmentfrancegive Change image and share on social
The period that I could consider the most important in my literary work came about beginning with the Revolution, and in a certain way, developed as a consequence of the Revolution. But it was also a result of the counterrevolutionary coup of November 1975. Jose Saramago beginconsequencecounterrevolutionary share on social
I had no books at home. I started to frequent a public library in Lisbon. It was there, with no help except curiosity and the will to learn, that my taste for reading developed and was refined. Jose Saramago bookcuriositydevelop Change image and share on social
The painter paints, the musician makes music, the novelist writes novels. But I believe that we all have some influence, not because of the fact that one is an artist, but because we are citizens. Jose Saramago artistcitizenfact Change image and share on social
Can you imagine what Bush would say if someone like Hugo Chavez asked him for a little piece of land to install a military base, and he only wanted to plant a Venezuelan flag there? Jose Saramago askbasebush Change image and share on social
There are times when it is best to be content with what one has, so as not to lose everything. Jose Saramago contentlosetime Change image and share on social