José Saramago, The Cave Quotes
There are such moments in life, when, in order for heaven to open, it is necessary for a door to close.
... that's how life should be, when one person loses heart, the other must have heart and courage enough for both.
...we confidently say that it's not worth trying to reach any conclusions merely because we decide to stop halfway along the path that would lead us straight to them.
Authoritarian, paralyzing, circular, occasionally elliptical stock phrases, also jocularly referred to as nuggets of wisdom, are a malignant plague, one of the very worst ever to ravage the earth.
... the best way of killing a rose is to force it open when it is still only the promise of a bud.
... time is a master of ceremonies who always ends up putting us in our rightful place, we advance, stop, and retreat according to his orders, our mistake lies in imagining that we can catch him out.