Jose Saramago Quotes

I am the same person I was before receiving the Nobel Prize. I work with the same regularity, I have not modified my habits, I have the same friends.

Jose Saramago

Work
Friends

Quotes to Explore

People speak of the fear of the blank canvas as though it is a temporary hesitation, a trembling moment of self-doubt. For me it was more like being abducted from my bed by a clown, thrust into a circus arena with a wicker chair, and told to tame a pissed-off lion in front of an expectant crowd.

Hannah Kent
- People
- Fear
- Doubt
Every time you work, you have to do it all over again, to rid yourself of this dross. I suppose for a person who is not an artist or not attempting art, it is not dross, because it is the common exchange of everyday life.

Carl Andre
- Life
- Time
- Work
Strangely enough, the first character in Fried Green Tomatoes was the cafe, and the town. I think a place can be as much a character in a novel as the people.

Fannie Flagg
- People
- Character
- Green
And eventually as I kept writing it, something emerged that was not quite me but a version of me.

Larry David
- Writing
- Me
- Version
A society in which vocation and job are separated for most people gradually creates an economy that is often devoid of spirit, one that frequently fills our pocketbooks at the cost of emptying our souls.

Sam Keen
- People
- Job
- Society
If you're conservative in Hollywood, you're on a list of people who need to be put in their place.

Adam Carolla