Things duplicate themselves in Tln; they also tend to grow vague or ‘sketchy,’ and to lose detail when they begin to be forgotten. The classic example is the doorway that continued to exist so long as a certain beggar frequented it, but which was lost to sight when he died. Sometimes a few birds, a horse, have saved the ruins of an amphitheater.' - Jorge Luis Borges, 'Tln, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius.
Jorge Luis BorgesAbout author
- Author's profession: Poet, Writer
- Nationality: argentinian
- Born: August 24, 1899
- Died: June 14, 1986
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