Borges Began

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“If the pages of this book contain some successful verse, the reader must excuse me the discourtesy of having usurped it first. Our nothingness differs little; it is a trivial and chance circumstance that you should be the reader of these exercises and I their author.”
—Jorge Luis Borges (1899–1986)

“As the artist Jonas’ name appeared in the gazettes, he began to be called upon, like all other celebrities, to denounce very revolting injustices.”
—Albert Camus (1913–1960)