Happy are the beloved and the lovers and those who can live… - Jorge Luis Borges

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Happy are the beloved and the lovers and those who can live without love.

Jorge Luis Borges

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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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Every novel is an ideal plane inserted into the realm of reality.

Thus fought the heroes, tranquil their admirable hearts, violent their swords, resigned to kill and to die.

Villari took no notice of them because the idea of a coincidence between art and reality was alien to him. Unlike people who read novels, he never saw himself as a character in a work of art.

Happy are the beloved and the lovers and those who can live without love. - Jorge Luis Borges

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