“Time is the thing I am made of. Time is a river that sweeps me along, but I am the river; it is a tiger that tears me apart, but I am the tiger; it is a fire that consumes me, but I am the fire. The world, unfortunately, is real; I, unfortunately, am Borges.”
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“Life takes us by surprise and orders us to move toward the unknown -even when we don't want to and when we think we don't need to.”
― By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept
― By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept
“Love is a trap. When it appears, we see only its light, not its shadows.”
― By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept
― By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept
“Love is like a narcotic. At first it brings the euphoria of complete surrender. The next day, you want more. You’re not addicted yet, but you like the sensation, and you think you can still control things. You think about the person you love for two minutes, and forget them for three hours. But then you get used to that person, and you begin to be completely dependent on them. Now you think about him for three hours and forget him for two minutes. If he’s not there, you feel like an addict who can’t get a fix. And just as addicts steal and humiliate themselves to get what they need, you’re willing to do anything for love.”
― By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept
― By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept
“If I must fall, may it be from a high place.”
― By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept
― By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept
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