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Category Archive: August 24

Jorge Luis Borges Quote: “Time is the substance from which…”

Time is the substance from which I am made. Time is a river which carries me along, but I am the river; it is a tiger that devours me, but I am the tiger; it is a fire that consumes me, but I am the fire.

October 10, 2021 1899, Argentinian, August 24, Jorge Luis Borges, Quotes by Poets

Jorge Luis Borges Quote: “The central problem of novel-writing is…”

The central problem of novel-writing is causality.

October 4, 2021 1899, Argentinian, August 24, Jorge Luis Borges, Quotes by Poets

Jorge Luis Borges Quote: “Life itself is a quotation….”

Life itself is a quotation.

September 4, 2021 1899, Argentinian, August 24, Jorge Luis Borges, Quotes by Poets

Linton Kwesi Johnson Quote: “Once you have a disease like…”

Once you have a disease like cancer, you look at life a bit differently. Some things that were important no longer seem as important as they were.

August 30, 2021 1952, August 24, Jamaican, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Quotes by Poets

Linton Kwesi Johnson Quote: “I am often asked why I…”

I am often asked why I started to write poetry. The answer is that my motivation sprang from a visceral need to creatively articulate the experiences of the black youth of my generation, coming of age in a racist society.

August 28, 2021 1952, August 24, Jamaican, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Quotes by Poets

Betty Dodson Quote: “Sacrifice, sacrifice, sacrifice! That’s the condition…”

Sacrifice, sacrifice, sacrifice! That’s the condition of the female. Women have been conditioned to sacrifice for centuries.

August 26, 2021 1929, American, August 24, Betty Dodson, Quotes by Educators

Jorge Luis Borges Quote: “Nothing is built on stone; all…”

Nothing is built on stone; all is built on sand, but we must build as if the sand were stone.

August 18, 2021 1899, Argentinian, August 24, Jorge Luis Borges, Quotes by Poets

Jorge Luis Borges Quote: “Like all those possessing a library…”

Like all those possessing a library, Aurelian was aware that he was guilty of not knowing his in its entirety.

July 27, 2021 1899, Argentinian, August 24, Jorge Luis Borges, Quotes by Poets

Betty Dodson Quote: “I consider myself a lesbian, but…”

I consider myself a lesbian, but I’m a bisexual lesbian.

July 5, 2021 1929, American, August 24, Betty Dodson, Quotes by Educators

Betty Dodson Quote: “The person whose face is between…”

The person whose face is between your legs is gonna get lockjaw.

June 25, 2021 1929, American, August 24, Betty Dodson, Quotes by Educators

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