We are as ignorant of the meaning of the dragon as we are of the meaning of the universe.

My advanced age has taught me the resignation of being Borges.

Like all those possessing a library, Aurelian was aware that he was guilty of not knowing his in its entirety.

Time can't be measured in days the way money is measured in pesos and centavos, because all pesos are equal, while every day, perhaps every hour, is different.

In all fiction, when a man is faced with alternatives he chooses one at the expense of others.

What will die with me when I die, what pathetic or fragile form will the world lose?

A man sets himself the task of portraying the world. Shortly before he dies he discovers that this patient labyrinth of lines is a drawing of his own face.