Simpson’s Contemporary Quotations, compiled by James B. Simpson. 1988.
NUMBER:
6778
AUTHOR:
Jorge Luis Borges
QUOTATION:
Through the years, a man peoples a space with images of provinces, kingdoms, mountains, bays, ships, islands, fishes, rooms, tools, stars, horses and people. Shortly before his death, he discovers that the patient labyrinth of lines traces the image of his own face.
ATTRIBUTION:
Recalled on his death 14 Jun 86
SUBJECTS:
Communications & the Arts: Literature: Writers & Editors
