One concept corrupts and confuses the others. I am not speaking of the Evil whose limited sphere is ethics; I am speaking of the infinite.

Quote by Jorge Luis Borges

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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...

Your unforgivable sins do not allow you to see my splendor

Your unforgivable sins do not allow you to see my splendor

To fall in love is to create a religion that has a fallible god.

To fall in love is to create a religion that has a fallible god.

In general, every country has the language it deserves.

In general, every country has the language it deserves.

Writing is nothing more than a guided dream.

Writing is nothing more than a guided dream.

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.

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...

To fall in love is to create a religion that has a fallible god

To fall in love is to create a religion that has a fallible god

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

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

Life itself is a quotation.

Life itself is a quotation.

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...

Life and death have been lacking in my life.

Life and death have been lacking in my life.

Reality is not always probable, or likely.

Reality is not always probable, or likely.

In the order of literature, as in others, there is no act that is not...

In the order of literature, as in others, there is no act that is not...

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

We say we waste time, but that is impossible. We waste ourselves.

We say we waste time, but that is impossible. We waste ourselves.

There comes a time in a man's life when to get where he has to...

There comes a time in a man's life when to get where he has to...