“But let no one imagine that we were mere ascetics. There is no more complex pleasure than thought, and it was to… — Jorge Luis Borges Copy Share Image
“The hours I spent in this anachronistic, bibliophile, Anglophile retreat were in surreal contrast to the shrieking horror show that was being… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
“One day or one night—between my days and nights, what difference can there be?—I dreamed that there was a grain of sand… — Jorge Luis Borges Copy Share Image
“It is love. I will have to run or hide. The walls of its prison rise up, as in a twisted dream.… — Jorge Luis Borges Copy Share Image
“The three of them knew it. She was Kafka’s mistress. Kafka had dreamt her. The three of them knew it. He was… — Jorge Luis Borges Copy Share Image
“At a certain point talk about 'essence' and 'oneness' and the universal becomes more tautological than inquisitive.” — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
“I think—the hero observes that nothing is so frightening as a labyrinth with no center.” — Jorge Luis Borges Copy Share Image
“I was extremely shy of approaching my hero but he, as I found out, was sorely in need of company. By then… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
“Our penultimate lot, ladies and gentlemen, exudes an air of mystical melancholy. The tooth itself is crocodilian, but its aura is almost… — Valeria Luiselli Copy Share Image
