Quote by Jorge Luis Borges

Not a single star will be left in the night. The night will not be left. I will die and, with me, the weight of the intolerable universe. I shall erase the pyramids, the medallions, the continents and faces. I shall erase the accumulated past. I shall make dust of history, dust of dust. Now I am looking on the final sunset. I am hearing the last bird. I bequeath nothingness to no one.

Not a single star will be left in the night. The night will

Summary

This quote ultimately conveys a sense of existential despair and the fleeting nature of existence. The speaker suggests that with their impending death, everything significant and enduring will be erased. Stars in the night sky, the night itself, historical monuments, continents, faces - all will be wiped away. The accumulated past and the very concept of history will be reduced to dust. The final sunset and last bird signal the end of it all, and the speaker emphasizes that they leave nothing behind, not even nothingness.

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Suicide

By Jorge Luis Borges

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