Life itself is a quotation.

Quote by Jorge Luis Borges

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Writing is nothing more than a guided dream.

Writing is nothing more than a guided dream.

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...

Your unforgivable sins do not allow you to see my splendor

Your unforgivable sins do not allow you to see my splendor

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...

The original is unfaithful to the translation.

The original is unfaithful to the translation.

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

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

Time is the substance from which I am made. Time is a river which carries...

Time is the substance from which I am made. Time is a river which carries...

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...

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.

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...

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...

The truth is that we live out our lives putting off all that can be...

The truth is that we live out our lives putting off all that can be...

The central problem of novel-writing is causality.

The central problem of novel-writing is causality.

Reality is not always probable, or likely.

Reality is not always probable, or likely.

Man is the measure of all things.

Man is the measure of all things.

Life and death have been lacking in my life.

Life and death have been lacking in my life.

In general, every country has the language it deserves.

In general, every country has the language it deserves.

I am always sorry when any language is lost, because languages are the pedigree of...

I am always sorry when any language is lost, because languages are the pedigree of...

The first duty of love is to listen.

The first duty of love is to listen.