Jose Saramago: "Dengan berlalunya waktu, serta evolusi sosial dan pert...

"Dengan berlalunya waktu, serta evolusi sosial dan pertukaran genetik, kami akhirnya menempatkan hati nurani kami dalam warna darah dan garam air mata, dan, seolah-olah itu tidak cukup, kami membuat mata kami menjadi semacam cermin berputar ke dalam, dengan hasil bahwa mereka sering menunjukkan tanpa cadangan apa yang kita coba tolak secara verbal."

--- Jose Saramago

Versi Bahasa Inggris

With the passing of time, as well as the social evolution and genetic exchange, we ended up putting our conscience in the colour of blood and in the salt of tears, and, as if that were not enough, we made our eyes into a kind of mirror turned inwards, with the result that they often show without reserve what we are verbally trying to deny.