Borges Began

Famous quotes containing the words borges and/or began:

    “Every writer “creates” his own precursors. His work modifies our conception of the past, as it will modify the future.”
    —Jorge Luis Borges (1899–1986)

    “The witch turned as red
    as the Jap flag.
    Her blood began to boil up
    like Coca-Cola.
    Her eyes began to melt.
    She was done for.”
    —Anne Sexton (1928–1974)