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Jose Saramago

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Our biggest tragedy is not knowing what to do with our lives.
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During the opening lecture of the course Literature and power. Lights and shadows, in the University Carlos III in Madrid. As quoted by Marco Aurélio Weissheimer in the article Saramago prega retorno ? filosofia para salvar democracia, na Ag?ncia Carta Maior. (January 19th, 2004)

 
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