Jorge Amado quotes

Jorge Amado was a Brazilian writer celebrated for his vivid portrayals of Bahia and its people. His novels often explore themes of social justice, Afro-Brazilian culture, and the lives of ordinary citizens. He became one of Brazil’s most translated and renowned literary figures. Here are 11 of his quotes:

Love--the most wonderful and most terrible thing in the world. (Jorge Amado)

The world is like that -- incomprehensible and full of surprises.

Jorge Amado

Love is not to be proven or measured... It exists, and that is enough.

Jorge Amado

Life was good, one had only to live it.

Jorge Amado

Night was running ahead of itself.

Jorge Amado

I am like my characters - sometimes even the female ones.

Jorge Amado

Many things I might not write today because I no longer believe them, but I wouldn't change them, since I believed them at the time.

Jorge Amado

I am a writer who has written about the life of my people, the character of my people. What I can say is that the greatest hero of the Brazilian novel is the Brazilian people.

Jorge Amado

That's the very reason why love is eternal, because it is forever renewed. Passions die, love remains.

Jorge Amado

I'm under no illusions about the importance of my work. But if it has any worth, it is that it truly reflects the Brazilian people.

Jorge Amado

The best translations are always the ones in the language the author can't read. (Jorge Amado)

Jorge Amado

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Occupation: Brazilian Writer
Born: August 10, 1912
Died: August 6, 2001
Quotes count: 11
Wikipedia: Jorge Amado

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