Corey > Corey's Quotes

“There is nothing very remarkable about
being immortal; with the exception of mankind,
all creatures are immortal, for they know
nothing of death. What is divine, terrible, and
incomprehensible is to know oneself immortal.”
― Jorge Luis Borges , The Aleph and Other Stories

“...actions are the symbol of ourselves.”
― Jorge Luis Borges, The Aleph and Other Stories

“One characteristic of hell is its unreality, which might be thought to mitigate hell's terrors but perhaps makes them all the worse.”
― Jorge Luis Borges, The Aleph and Other Stories

“To die for a religion is simpler than living that religion fully.”
― Jorge Luis Borges, The Aleph and Other Stories

“Beatriz with the Pekinese...”
― Jorge Luis Borges, The Aleph and Other Stories

“He dies, but does not know that he has died so that a scene can be played out again.”
― Jorge Luis Borges, The Aleph and Other Stories

“...perhaps the face died, faded away, so that God might be all faces.”
― Jorge Luis Borges, The Aleph and Other Stories

“I, too, am not I; I dreamed the world as you...dreamed your own work, and among the forms of my dream are you, who like me are many, yet no one.”
― Jorge Luis Borges, The Aleph and Other Stories

“I hate to say things that might scare you, but I can't sugarcoat the real world.”
― Tananarive Due, The Keeper: A Graphic Novel