Time Quote by Jorge Luis Borges
““Years later, Taylor was inspecting the jails of the kingdom; and in the one at Nittur the ceiling had been covered, in barbaric colours, which time was subtilizing before erasing them, by a Muslim fakir's elaboration of a kind of infinite Tiger. This Tiger was composed of many tigers in the most vertiginous fashion : it was traversed by tigers, scored by tigers and it contained seas and Himalayas and armies which seemed to reveal still other tigers. The painter had died many years ago in this very cell; he had come from Sind, or maybe Guzerat, and his original purpose had been to design a map of the world. Indeed, some traces of this were yet to be discerned in the monstrous image…””
About This Quote
Source Short Story: “The Immortal” (part of “The Book of Sand”), 1949
A fantastical map of infinite tigers illustrates boundless imagination and chaotic creation.
In simple terms: Imagination can produce endless, wild worlds.
Key Takeaway
Embrace creative chaos.
Themes
imagination
chaos
creativity
Mood
wonderful
enigmatic
Type
literary
philosophical
When to use this quote
- artistic inspiration
- literary analysis
- visual storytelling
Key Concepts
infinite recursion
mythic beasts
Questions to Reflect On
- What does the endless tiger symbolize?
- How does chaos fuel creativity?
A Different Perspective
May be too abstract for practical application.
