Quote by Adolfo Bioy Casares

To be on an island inhabited byartificial ghosts was the most unbearable of nightmares,- to be in love with one of those imageswas worse than being in love with a ghost (perhaps wealways want the person we love to have the existenceof a ghost).

To be on an island inhabited byartificial ghosts was the mos

Summary

This quote suggests that being surrounded by illusions or inauthenticity is a nightmare. The idea of being on an island inhabited by artificial ghosts implies a sense of loneliness and emptiness. The next part of the quote highlights the pain of being in love with someone who is only a mere illusion or an image. It implies a desire for the person we love to have a more substantial existence, comparing it to being in love with a ghost. Overall, the quote explores the discomfort and longing for genuine connections in a world filled with deceiving facades.

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Death Love Ghost

By Adolfo Bioy Casares

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