José Saramago citáty
José Saramago
Datum narození: 26. listopad 1928
Datum úmrtí: 18. červen 2008
José de Sousa Saramago byl portugalský spisovatel, dramatik a novinář; dosud je jediným portugalským nositelem Nobelovy ceny za literaturu.
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„Men, forgive Him, for He knows not what He has done.“
— José Saramago
Context: Jesus then realized he had been brought here under false pretences, as the lamb is led to sacrifice and that his life had been planned for death since the very beginning. Remembering the river of blood and suffering that would flow from his side and flood the entire earth, he called out to the open sky where God could be seen smiling, Men, forgive Him, for He knows not what He has done.
p. 347; Jesus' last words from the cross.
„Besides the conversation of women, it is dreams that keep the world in orbit.“
— José Saramago
Context: Besides the conversation of women, it is dreams that keep the world in orbit. But dreams also form a diadem of moons, therefore the sky is that splendour inside a man's head, if his head is not, in fact, his own unique sky.
p. 107
„Deep down, I don't create anything. I'm just someone who simply lifts a rock and exposes what's beneath it. It's not my fault that monsters come out some times.“
— José Saramago
Quoted in the article Literatura: Saramago doutor honoris causa da Universidade Autónoma Madrid. Published by Rádio Mirasado. (March 15th, 2007)
„Our biggest tragedy is not knowing what to do with our lives.“
— José Saramago
During the opening lecture of the course Literature and power. Lights and shadows, in the University Carlos III in Madrid. As quoted by Marco Aurélio Weissheimer in the article Saramago prega retorno à filosofia para salvar democracia, na Agência Carta Maior. (January 19th, 2004)
„Then Jesus slowly turned to look at her and said, I have never been with a woman. Mary held his hands, This is how everyone has to begin, men who have never known a woman, women who have never known a man, until the day comes for the one who knows to teach the one who does not.“
— José Saramago
p. 235
