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Reality may avoid the obligation to be interesting, but hypotheses may not.

Jorge Luis Borges

A poet is a discoverer rather than an inventor.
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Discover Invention Poet
A system is nothing more than the subordination of all aspects of the universe to any one of such aspects.
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Aspect System Universe
Israelites, Christians and Muslims profess immortality, but the veneration they render this world proves they believe only in it, since they destine all other worlds, in infinite number, to be its reward or punishment.
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Believe Destiny Punishment Religion Reward Secularism World
If I were asked to name the chief event in my life, I should say my father’s library.
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Father Library Life Name
The heresies we should fear are those which can be confused with orthodoxy.
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Confusion Orthodox
Films are even stranger, for what we are seeing are not disguised people but photographs of disguised people, and yet we believe them while the film is being shown.
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Believe Disguise Movie People Photograph Stranger
He consorted with prostitutes and poets and with persons even worse.
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People Poet Prostitute Worst
No one is anyone, one single immortal man is all men. Like Cornelius Agrippa, I am god, I am hero, I am philosopher, I am demon and I am world, which is a tedious way of saying that I do not exist.
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Existence Identity Immortal Man Myself Personality Philosophy
I gazed at every mirror on the planet, not one gave back my reflection.
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Mirror Myself Planet Reflection
Writing is nothing more than a guided dream.
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Dreams Guide Writing
Perhaps the apparent favor of the universe is no more than the crocodile grin of a Doberman breathing hard and about to be hungry?
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Breathe Hungry Universe
In my next life I will try to commit more errors.
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Commitment Life Mistake Myself
I suppose identity depends on memory. And if my memory is blotted out, then I wonder if I exist – I mean, if I am the same person. Of course, I don’t have to solve that problem. It’s up to God, if any.
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Existence Identity Memories Problem Solution
When I feel I’m going to write something, then I just am quiet and I try to listen. Then something comes through. And I do what I can in order not to tamper with it.
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Feeling Listening Myself Order Writing
The original is unfaithful to the translation.
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Faith Original Translation
From my weakness, I drew strength that never left me.
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Inspirational Motivational Weakness

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