Infinite Quotes by Jorge Luis Borges

12 Infinite quotes by Jorge Luis Borges

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Borges’ fascination with endless labyrinths shines in this brief set, giving readers a taste of his literary intrigue.

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The possibilities of the art of combination are not infinite, but they tend to be frightful.

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One concept corrupts and confuses the others. I am not speaking of the Evil whose limited sphere is ethics; I am speaking…

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What man of us has never felt, walking through the twilight or writing down a date from his past, that he has…

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In the order of literature, as in others, there is no act that is not the coronation of an infinite series of…

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The universe is composed of an indefinite and perhaps infinite number of hexagonal galleries.

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“The universe (which others call the Library) is composed of an indefinite, perhaps infinite number of hexagonal galleries.”

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If space is infinite, we may be at any point in space. If time is infinite, we may be at any point…

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“Which one of us has never felt, walking through the twilight or writing down a date from his past, that he has…

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Israelites, Christians and Muslims profess immortality, but the veneration they render this world proves they believe only in it, since they destine…

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“Before unearthing this letter, I had questioned myself about the ways in which a book can be infinite. I could think of…

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There are no moral or intellectual merits. Homer composed the Odyssey; if we postulate an infinite period of time, with infinite circumstances…

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There is a concept which corrupts and upsets all others. I refer not to Evil, whose limited realm is that of ethics;…

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Loneliness does not worry me; life is difficult enough, putting up with yourself and with your own habits.

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The fact is that all writers create their precursors. Their work modifies our conception of the past, just as it is bound to modify…

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I don't think we're capable of knowledge, but I like to keep an open mind. So if you ask me whether I believe in…

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The web of time - the strands of which approach one another, bifurcate, intersect, or ignore each other through the centuries - embraces "every"…

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“My memory, sir, is like a garbage disposal.”

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When I write, I do it urged by an intimate necessity. I don't have in mind an exclusive public, or a public of multitudes,…

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The mind was dreaming. The world was its dream.

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I foresee that man will resign himself each day to new abominations, and soon that only bandits and soldiers will be left.

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