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Quote by Jorge Luis Borges

“Besides, rereading, not reading, is what counts.”

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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

“We all reject out of hand the idea that the love of our life may be something light or weightless; we presume our love is what must be, that without it our life would no longer be the same; we feel that Beethoven himself, gloomy and awe-inspiring, is playing the “Es muss sein!” to our own great love.”

Feels May Ideas Hands Light Love Is Our Lives Awe Rejects Our Love Great Love Gloomy Awe Inspiring Unbearable Lightness Of Being

Author:Milan Kundera

“I want you to be weak. As weak as I am.”

Want Weak I Want You

Author:Milan Kundera

“But when the strong were too weak to hurt the weak, the weak had to be strong enough to leave.”

Enough Strong Hurt Weak Strong Enough Unbearable Lightness Unbearable Lightness Of Being Unbearable Lightness

Author:Milan Kundera

“A third...candidate for Shakespearean authorship was Christopher Marlowe. He was the right age (just two months older than Shakespeare), had the requisite talent, and would certainly have had ample leisure after 1593, assuming he wasn't too dead to work.”

Two Age Talent Months Thirds Assuming Candidates Leisure Two Months Authorship Marlowe

Author:Bill Bryson

“Men come and go, cities rise and fall, whole civilizations appear and disappear-the earth remains, slightly modified. The earth remains, and the heartbreaking beauty where there are no hearts to break....I sometimes choose to think, no doubt perversely, that man is a dream, thought an illusion, and only rock is real. Rock and sun.”

Thinking Men Heart Real Sometimes Whole Dream Earth Fall Cities Break Sun Doubt Rocks Civilization Illusion Remains Disappear No Doubt Comes And Goes Heartbreaking Rise And Fall

Author:Edward Abbey

“Perhaps the reason we are unable to love is that we yearn to be loved, that is, we demand something - love - from our partner instead of delivering ourselves up to him demand-free and asking for nothing but his company.”

Love Reason Love Is Company Demand Asking True Love Partners Unbearable Delivering Lightness Unbearable Lightness Of Being Unbearable Lightness Unbearable Things Unable To Love

Author:Milan Kundera

“When I die, if the word 'thong' appears in the first or second sentence of my obituary, I've screwed up.”

Ifs Firsts Dies Sentences Screwed Up Obituary Thongs

Author:Albert Brooks

“Life is made up of moments, small pieces of glittering mica in a long stretch of gray cement. It would be wonderful if they came to us unsummoned, but particularly in lives as busy as the ones most of us lead now, that won’t happen. We have to teach ourselves how to make room for them, to love them, and to live, really live.”

Ifs Life Long Made Moments Happens Would Be Life Is Rooms Teach Pieces Wonderful Busy Gray Cement Small Pieces

Author:Anna Quindlen

“Some blessings come soon, some come late, and some don't come until heaven; but for those who embrace the gospel of Jesus Christ, they come.”

Jesus Heaven Christ Blessing Late Jesus Christ Embrace

Author:Jeffrey R. Holland

“You know, I preferred you as an evil monk. Would have made killing you a whole lot easier.”

Knows Made Whole Evil Easier Killing Monk

Book:Fire Star

Source: Fire Star

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