Home / Quotes / Quote by Jorge Luis Borges

Quote by Jorge Luis Borges

“Time is the tiger that devours me, but I am that tiger.”

Author

Jorge Luis Borges was an Argentine writer, poet, and literary critic. His works are known for their unique fantasy and philosophical thinking, which have had a profound impact on 20th-century literature. more

“In the end, it was the Sunday afternoons he couldn't cope with, and that terrible listlessness that starts to set in about 2:55, when you know you've taken all the baths that you can usefully take that day, that however hard you stare at any given paragraph in the newspaper you will never actually read it, or use the revolutionary new pruning technique it describes, and that as you stare at the clock the hands will move relentlessly on to four o'clock, and you will enter the long dark teatime of the soul.”

Knows Long Soul Ends Hard Use Hands Moving Given Dark Four Terrible Paper Technique Clock Staring Revolutionary Sunday Afternoon Papers Baths Paragraph Pruning Sunday Afternoons

Author:Douglas Adams

“Privilege (to the privileged) means having private laws.”

Mean Law Privilege Privileged

Author:Terry Pratchett

“I would remain nearer you for what time there is." "Gone in one faerie sigh," she quoted. Leather-clad fingers brushed over her short hair, rested on her cheek. "I can hold my breath.”

I Can Gone Hair Breaths Fingers Cheeks Sigh Leather Faerie Short Hair

Book:Valiant

Source: Valiant

“Life is this simple: we are living in a world that is absolutely transparent and the divine is shining through it all the time. This is not just a nice story or a fable, it is true.”

World Stories Life Is Simple Nice Meditation Divine Shining Transparent Fables Shining Through

Author:Thomas Merton

“The true source of our sufferings has been our timidity.”

Has Beens Suffering Source Timidity Dissertation

Book:The Political Writings of John Adams

Source: The Political Writings of John Adams

Quote by Jorge Luis Borges

Author

You May Also Like