Who said "Solitude is the garden where the self grows."?

This quote is attributed to Saramago.

Solitude is the garden where the self grows. - Saramago

"Solitude is the garden where the self grows."

Saramago Solitude

Novelist Portuguese 1922–2010

"All of us are made of glass and we are breaking all the time and edges are cutting each other, and some try to help where they can."

"We are dying, all of us are dying, and we can only affect the speed - but when we truly accept this, we can finally live."

"I am certain there is too much certainty in the world."

"If you can't change your fate, change your attitude."

"Sometimes being the best means being the loneliest."

"Solitude gives us time to reflect on what matters"

"I'm not good with people, never have been."

"I feel like I'm disappearing."