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Quote by Jose Saramago
I had no books at home. I started to frequent a public library in

I had no books at home. I started to frequent a public library in Lisbon. It was there, with no help except curiosity and the will to learn, that my taste for reading developed and was refined. – Jose Saramago

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The attitude of insolent haughtiness is characteristic of the relationships Americans form with what is alien to them, with others. – Jose Saramago

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Abstention means you stayed at home or went to the beach. By casting a blank vote, youre saying you have a political conscience but you dont agree with any of the existing parties. – Jose Saramago

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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. – Jose Saramago

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When I was at college, I worked in a department store called Brit Home Stores, which is a pretty lackluster department store, selling clothes for middle-aged women. My job was to walk the floor and find anything that was damaged, take it to the store room and log it. – Dominic Monaghan

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In the matter of furnishing, I find a certain absence of ugliness far worse than ugliness. – Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

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It is easier to take a position in the abstract than when it hits home. – Dennis Prager

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I have a fantastic studio in my home, and its my biggest toy. I have about a half a million dollars worth of musical equipment in my house. – Antonio Banderas

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