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“He believed he understood, for the first time, why people say life is a dream: if you live long enough, the events of a lifetime, like the events of a dream, cannot be communicated, simply because they are of no interest to anyone. Human beings themselves, after death, become figures in a dream to the survivors , they fade away and are forgotten, like dreams that were once convincing, but which no one cares to hear about. There are parents who find in their children a receptive audience, with the result that in the child's credulous imagination they find a last semblance of life, which quickly dims out as if they had never existed. ...”

Quote by Adolfo Bioy Casares

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Diary of the War of the Pig

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Adolfo Bioy Casares
Adolfo Bioy Casares

Adolfo Bioy Casares, an Argentine writer, was born on September 15, 1914, and passed away on March 8, 1999. His works are known for their unique literary style and the clever blend of reality and fantasy. more

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