O verbo ler, como o verbo amar e o verbo sonhar, não suporta o modo imperativo. Eu aconselho sempre os meus alunos que se um livro os aborrece o aban… - Jorge Luis Borges

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O verbo ler, como o verbo amar e o verbo sonhar, não suporta o modo imperativo. Eu aconselho sempre os meus alunos que se um livro os aborrece o abandonem; que não o leiam porque é famoso, que não o leiam porque é moderno, que não o leiam porque é um clássico. A leitura deve ser uma das formas da felicidade e não se pode obrigar ninguém a ser feliz.

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About Jorge Luis Borges

Jorge Luis Borges (24 August 1899 – 14 June 1986) was an Argentine writer who is considered one of the foremost literary figures of the 20th century. Most famous in the English speaking world for his short stories and fictive essays, Borges was also a poet, critic, translator and man of letters.

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Pen Names: B. Suarez Lynch H. Bustos Domecq
Alternative Names: Jorge Francisco Isidoro Luis Borges Chorche Louis Borches Jorge Luis Borges Acevedo Horhe Luis Borhes J. L. Borges Khorkhe Luyis Borkhes Borges Jorge Francisco Isidoro Luis Borges Acevedo
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Que otros se jacten de las páginas que han escrito; a mí me enorgullecen las que he leído.

إن الوحدة لا تخيفني، وكفى بالحياة صعوبة أن تحتمل نفسك وعاداتك. إنني أدرك أن العمر ينصرم، وآية ذلك أن البدع الجديدة لا تسرني ولا تشغلني، ربما لأنني أشعر أنها لا تحمل جديداً من حيث الجوهر وأنها ليست أكثر من تنويعات خجولة، وعندما كنت شابا كنت مولعا بمشاهد الغروب، وأحياء الفقراء المكتظة، والتعاسة، وها إني الآن أفضل الصباحات، ومراكز المدن والدعة.

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