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

Quote by Jorge Luis Borges

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The central problem of novel-writing is causality.

The central problem of novel-writing is causality.

I have known uncertainty: a state unknown to the Greeks.

I have known uncertainty: a state unknown to the Greeks.

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

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

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...

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.

The original is unfaithful to the translation.

The original is unfaithful to the translation.

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...

Democracy is an abuse of statistics.

Democracy is an abuse of statistics.

Your unforgivable sins do not allow you to see my splendor

Your unforgivable sins do not allow you to see my splendor

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 cannot walk through the suburbs in the solitude of the night without thinking that...

I cannot walk through the suburbs in the solitude of the night without thinking that...

In general, every country has the language it deserves.

In general, every country has the language it deserves.

I foresee that man will resign himself each day to new abominations, and soon that...

I foresee that man will resign himself each day to new abominations, and soon that...

Death (or its allusion) makes men precious and pathetic. They are moving because of their...

Death (or its allusion) makes men precious and pathetic. They are moving because of their...

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

One concept corrupts and confuses the others. I am not speaking of the Evil whose...

One concept corrupts and confuses the others. I am not speaking of the Evil whose...

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...

Writing is nothing more than a guided dream.

Writing is nothing more than a guided dream.

Writing is an exploration. You start from nothing and learn as you go.

Writing is an exploration. You start from nothing and learn as you go.

I write constantly, but only in my journals. I have three of them: one for...

I write constantly, but only in my journals. I have three of them: one for...