Oct 28, 2025
"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 which destroys me, but I am the tiger; it is a fire which consumes me, but I am the fire." - Jorge Luis Borges
🖤 lines that instantly calm me 🖤
yes I learned this from Midnight Burger, I feel Ava SO MUCH. honestly, learned a lot from that podcast, but this is my favourite. I'd never heard anyone address the magnificent terror of existing and bearing witness in the way that Borges did, until the show. And it settled in my ribcage like a soothing balm, reminding me of what is and what I am. And that's grounding as HECK @w@
#jorge luis borges#quote#writing#literature#authors#grounding lines#centering lines#lines that help my soul find peace#and also calm my brain at the same time#like yes thank you the limitless complexities of existence are overwhelming#and yet i am blessed to experience them#at least someone else knows the cosmic beauty in that horror#mine#i made this#but y'all can use it however#free literature#midnight burger#midnight burger inspired me#borges#quotes#life#grounding#centering#calming