And yet, and yet… Denying temporal succession,.... : Quote by Jorge Luis Borges

“ And yet, and yet… Denying temporal succession, denying the self, denying the astronomical universe, are apparent desperations and secret consolations. Our destiny … is not frightful by being unreal; it is frightful because it is irreversible and iron-clad. Time is the substance I am made of. Time is a river which sweeps me along, but I am the river; it is a tiger which destroys me, but I am the tiger; it is a fire which consumes me, but I am the fire. The world, unfortunately, is real; I, unfortunately, am Borges. ”

Jorge Luis Borges
  • From : Labyrinths: Selected Stories and Other Writings
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