Art always opts for the individual, the concrete; art is not Platonic.

Quote by Jorge Luis Borges

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The Falklands thing was a fight between two bald men over a comb.

The Falklands thing was a fight between two bald men over a comb.

Writing is nothing more than a guided dream.

Writing is nothing more than a guided dream.

The fact is that all writers create their precursors. Their work modifies our conception of...

The fact is that all writers create their precursors. Their work modifies our conception of...

Democracy is an abuse of statistics.

Democracy is an abuse of statistics.

To die for a religion is easier than to live it absolutely.

To die for a religion is easier than to live it absolutely.

In general, every country has the language it deserves.

In general, every country has the language it deserves.

Nothing is built on stone; all is built on sand, but we must build as...

Nothing is built on stone; all is built on sand, but we must build as...

Poetry remembers that it was an oral art before it was a written art.

Poetry remembers that it was an oral art before it was a written art.

Reading is an activity subsequent to writing: more resigned, more civil, more intellectual.

Reading is an activity subsequent to writing: more resigned, more civil, more intellectual.

I am almost sure to be blotted out by death, but sometimes I think it...

I am almost sure to be blotted out by death, but sometimes I think it...

The flattery of posterity is not worth much more than contemporary flattery, which is worth...

The flattery of posterity is not worth much more than contemporary flattery, which is worth...

Your unforgivable sins do not allow you to see my splendor

Your unforgivable sins do not allow you to see my splendor

Life and death have been lacking in my life.

Life and death have been lacking in my life.

Like all those possessing a library, Aurelian was aware that he was guilty of not...

Like all those possessing a library, Aurelian was aware that he was guilty of not...

I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.

I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.

There is a concept that is the corrupter and destroyer of all others. I speak...

There is a concept that is the corrupter and destroyer of all others. I speak...

Reality is not always probable, or likely.

Reality is not always probable, or likely.

My undertaking is not difficult, essentially. I should only have to be immortal to carry...

My undertaking is not difficult, essentially. I should only have to be immortal to carry...

Any life is made up of a single moment, the moment in which a man...

Any life is made up of a single moment, the moment in which a man...

To be immortal is commonplace; except for man, all creatures are immortal, for they are...

To be immortal is commonplace; except for man, all creatures are immortal, for they are...