Borges

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    Art always opts for the individual, the concrete; art is not Platonic.
    —Jorge Luis Borges (1899–1986)

    Perhaps universal history is the history of the diverse intonation of some metaphors.
    —Jorge Luis Borges (1899–1986)

    The fact is that all writers create their precursors. Their work modifies our conception of the past, just as it is bound to modify the future.
    —Jorge Luis Borges (1899–1986)