Jose Saramago Order Quotations

Words were not given to man in order to conceal his thoughts.

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.

Chaos is order yet undeciphered.

The beginning is never the clear, precise end of a thread, the beginning is a long, painfully slow process that requires time and patience in order to find out in which direction it is heading, a process that feels its way along the path ahead like a blind man the beginning is just the beginning, what came before is nigh on worthless.

There are such moments in life, when, in order for heaven to open, it is necessary for a door to close.

...you have to leave the island in order to see the island, that we can't see ourselves unless we become free of ourselves, Unless we escape from ourselves you mean, No, that's not the same thing.

Chaos is merely order waiting to be deciphered

The time for miracles has either passed or not come yet, besides, miracles, genuine miracles, whatever people say, are not such a good idea, if it means destroying the very order of things in order to improve them.