“The worst thing about death is that you once were, and now you are not.”
O pior da morte é que antes estavas e agora não estás.
Interview, O Saramago que conheço http://www.portal730.com.br/wellington-borges/o-saramago-que-conheco, Portal 730, 2010.
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O pior da morte é que antes estavas e agora não estás.
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