A writer’s work is the product of laziness.
JORGE LUIS BORGESBeing with you and not being with you is the only way I have to measure time.
More Jorge Luis Borges Quotes
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A poet is a discoverer rather than an inventor.
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Soccer is popular because stupidity is popular.
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Every novel is an ideal plane inserted into the realm of reality.
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He was very religious; he believed that he had a secret pact with God which exempted him from doing good in exchange for prayers and piety.
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Man’s memory shapes Its own Eden within.
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Heaven and hell seem out of proportion to me: the actions of men do not deserve so much.
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I ask of any God, of any gods, that if they give immortality, I hope to be granted oblivion also.
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Being with you and not being with you is the only way I have to measure time.
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The mightiest love was granted him Love that does not expect to be loved.
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Don’t talk unless you can improve the silence.
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From my weakness, I drew strength that never left me.
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In Spanish it is very difficult to make things flow, because words are over-long. But in English, you have light words.
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The tango is a direct expression of something that poets have often tried to state in words: the belief that a fight may be a celebration.
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Let others pride themselves about how many pages they have written; I’d rather boast about the ones I’ve read.
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For me, beauty is a physical sensation, something we feel with our whole body. It is not the result of judgement. We do not arrive at it by way of rules. We either feel beauty or we don’t.
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