# Quote — José Saramago, All The Names

> You know the name you were given,
>
> You do not know the name you have

- Author: [José Saramago](https://www.leafyquotes.com/jose-saramago.md)
- Book: [All The Names](https://www.leafyquotes.com/jose-saramago/all-the-names.md)
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Saramago#All_the_Names_(1997)) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/jose-saramago/all-the-names/you-know-the

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p. 172 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/jose-saramago/all-the-names/no-life-is-without.md)