Jose Saramago

"No, there are three people in a marriage, there's the woman, there's the man, and there's what I call the third person, the most important, the person who is composed of the man and woman together."

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Source: All the Names by Jose Saramago, tr. Margaret Jull Costam London: The Harvill Press, (p. 48), 1999.

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Jose Saramago

Jose Saramago

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Jose Saramago was a Portuguese novelist known for his thought-provoking works, including 'Blindness,' which explore themes of truth and human nature.

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