Jorge Luis Borges, The Garden of Forking Paths (1958) as translated by Donald A. Yates

Time forks perpetually toward innumerable futures.

— Jorge Luis Borges on Time

What It Means

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Jorge Luis Borges

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.