Time is the substance I am made of. Time is a river which sweeps 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.
— Jorge Luis Borges Modern

Short fiction, magical realism

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From 'Other Inquisitions'

Date / Period

1952

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Strange & Unusual

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https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/1911-time-is-the-substance-i-am-made-of-time-is

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