Jorge Luis Borges

"All books are infinite in their depth and possibility."

"Destiny tends to repeat itself in many books."

"We cannot know how much we have to live until we understand how to read."

"The afternoon is the sweetest time because it is ephemeral."

"I have traversed libraries and nothing has stopped me."

"Randomness is a profound aspect of existence."

"Every person is a protagonist in a narrative they may never understand."

"Forgetting is a form of freedom."

"Truth is what refuses to be distorted by desire."

"The past and the future are the same, and we ourselves are the bridge."

"To name something is to diminish it by three-quarters."

"We are not the sons of conquest, we are the sons of the conquered."

"Clarity requires sacrifice; some truths are lost in telling."

"Identity is a matter of perspective and interpretation."

"A book is a dream that you can hold in your hand."

"The moment we recognize our fate, we begin to transcend it."

"Art exists to challenge our perception of what is possible."

"Knowledge without wonder is mere accumulation of facts."

"Love is the only religion I can accept."

"Time is a river, but we are not fish in that river; we are the river itself."

"Every word contains universes within it."

"The greatest victory is to understand what you have lost."

"Happiness is a species of salvation."

"To live is to participate in the act of creation."

"Death is not the opposite of life, but its continuation."

"We live in order to understand; we understand in order to create."

"Solitude teaches what speech cannot."

"The man who never reads has no advantage over the man who cannot read."

"Justice is possible only between equals."

"Our deepest convictions may be the least examined."