I never reread what I've written. I'm far too afraid to feel ashamed of what I've done.
Jorge Luis BorgesThe mathematical sciences wield their particular language made of digits and signs, no less subtle than any other.
Jorge Luis BorgesOnce I am dead, there will be no lack of pious hands to throw me over the railing; my grave will be the fathomless air; my body will sink endlessly and decay and dissolve in the wind generated by the fall, which is infinite.
Jorge Luis BorgesAny time something is written against me, I not only share the sentiment but feel I could do the job far better myself. Perhaps I should advise would-be enemies to send me their grievances beforehand, with full assurance that they will receive my every aid and support. I have even secretly longed to write, under a pen name, a merciless tirade against myself.
Jorge Luis Borges