p. 73 (Vintage 2003)
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After all, we are always on time, behind time, in time, but never out of time, no matter how often we are told that we are.
— José Saramago
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Source: Wikiquote: "José Saramago" (Quotes, The Cave (2000): (Portuguese: A Caverna (2000); tr. Margaret Jull Costa, Vintage, 2003; Harvest, 2002, )
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About José Saramago
José de Sousa Saramago, GColSE (16 November 1922 – 18 June 2010) was a Portuguese novelist, poet, playwright and journalist. In 1995, he won the Camões Prize, and in 1998 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.
About José Saramago
José de Sousa Saramago, GColSE (16 November 1922 – 18 June 2010) was a Portuguese novelist, poet, playwright and journalist. In 1995, he won the Camões Prize, and in 1998 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.
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