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Any life, however long and complicated it may be, actually consists of a single moment — the moment when a man knows forever more who he is.

Jorge Luis Borges

The fact is that poetry is not the books in the library. Poetry is the encounter of the reader with the book, the discovery of the book.
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Book Discover Fact Library Poetry
From my weakness, I drew strength that never left me.
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Inspirational Motivational Weakness
Time forks perpetually toward innumerable futures.
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Future Science Time
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
Death is just infinity closing in.
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Close Death Infinite
I cannot sleep unless I am surrounded by books.
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Book Myself Sleep
No one is a poet from eight to twelve and from two to six. Whoever is a poet is one always, and continually assaulted by poetry.
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Age Oneself Poet Poetry
My books standing there on the shelf do not know that I have written them.
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Book Known Stand Writing
We accept reality so readily – perhaps because we sense that nothing is real.
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Acceptance Reality Thinking
Life itself is a quotation.
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Life One Liner
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
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
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
Time is the substance from which I am made. Time is a river which carries me along, but I am the river; it is a tiger that devours me, but I am the tiger; it is a fire that consumes me, but I am the fire.
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Consume Fire Myself River Substance Time
In general, every country has the language it deserves.
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Country Deserve Language
It’s a shame that we have to choose between two such second-rate countries as the USSR and the USA.
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Choice Country Shame

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