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Quote by Jorge Luis Borges

“All theories are legitimate, no matter. What matters is what you do with them.”

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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

“When you pray, you know that you want something, that's always the first step. to let yourself know that you want something, that you yearn for it. sometimes that's the hardest thing to do. Because you have to have courage to know what you desire. You have to have courage to acknowledge that you are unhappy without it.”

Knows Want Firsts Sometimes Desire Steps Praying Unhappy Hardest Acknowledge Things To Do First Steps Hardest Thing Want Something Have Courage Hardest Thing To Do

Book:The Lady of the Rivers

Source: The Lady of the Rivers

“It's very hard, feeling that you're no more than a piece of unwanted furniture in this world.”

World Hard Feelings Pieces This World Furniture Unwanted

Book:The Shooting Party

Source: The Shooting Party

“In a way. Magic is the act of making a wish come about. Like praying, like plotting, like herbs, like exerting your will on the world, making something happen.”

World Way Happens Wish Magic Praying Herbs

Book:The Lady of the Rivers

Source: The Lady of the Rivers

“We are a society dying, said Aunt Lydia, of too much choice.”

Said Choices Too Much Dying Aunt Handmaids Tale

Book:The Handmaid's Tale

Source: The Handmaid's Tale

“His mouth is on me, his hands, I can't wait and he's moving, already, love, it's been so long, I'm alive in my skin, again, arms around him, falling and water softly everywhere, never-ending.”

Long I Can Hands Moving Fall Waiting Water Alive Arms Mouths Skins Never Ending I'm Alive

Book:The Handmaid's Tale

Source: The Handmaid's Tale

“There's no pleasure in getting to be an old coot unless you have some fun along the way.”

Way Fun Pleasure

Book:Okay for Now

Source: Okay for Now

“There are all sorts of things that would be comforting. I expect an injection of morphine would be comforting... But to say that something is comforting is not to say that it's true.”

Would Be Comforting Injection Morphine

Author:Richard Dawkins

“People are still disturbingly vague about the treatment of animals. People still seem to believe that meat is a particular substance not at all connected to animals playing in the field over there. People don't realise how gruesomely and fighteningly the animal gets to the plate.”

People Believe Stills Seems Animal Fields Particular Connected Substance Meat Treatment Realising Plates Vague Treatment Of Animals

Author:Steven Morrissey

“Aphrodite: Pfft. That's not the point. Follow your heart. Percy: But... I don't know where it's going. My heart, I mean.”

Knows Heart Mean My Heart Mythology Follow Your Heart Aphrodite

Author:Rick Riordan

“keep fresh before me the moments of my high resolve.”

Moments Resolve

Book:Meditations of the Heart

Source: Meditations of the Heart

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