Perhaps the apparent favor of the universe is no more than the crocodile grin of a Doberman breathing hard and about to be hungry?
JORGE LUIS BORGESBlindness has not been for me a total misfortune; it should not be seen in a pathetic way. It should be seen as a way of life: one of the styles of living.
More Jorge Luis Borges Quotes
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We have stopped believing in progress. What progress that is !
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There’s no need to build a labyrinth when the entire universe is one.
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Writing is nothing more than a guided dream.
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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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A poet is a discoverer rather than an inventor.
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There is nothing in the world that is not mysterious, but the mystery is more evident in certain things than in others: in the sea, in the eyes of the elders, in the color yellow, and in music.
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I had always thought of Paradise / In form and image as a library.
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In my next life I will try to commit more errors.
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I have committed the worst of sins one can commit. I have not been happy.
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The central fact of my life has been the existence of words and the possibility of weaving those words into poetry.
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I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.
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Every man should be capable of all ideas.
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Truth never penetrates an unwilling mind.
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Your unforgivable sins do not allow you to see my splendor.
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I saw all the mirrors on earth and none of them reflected me.
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