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...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.
Jose Saramago
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Jose Saramago
Age: 87 †
Born: 1922
Born: November 16
Died: 2010
Died: June 18
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Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico
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One cannot be too careful with words, they change their minds just as people do.
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I think we are blind, Blind but seeing, Blind people who can see, but do not see.
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Liking is probably the best form of ownership, and ownership the worst form of liking.
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I am a person with leftist convictions, and always have been.
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In a king, modesty would be a sign of weakness.
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... that's how life should be, when one person loses heart, the other must have heart and courage enough for both.
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