"I prayed aloud, less to plead for divine favor tha..." — Jorge Luis Borges

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I prayed aloud, less to plead for divine favor than to intimidate the tribe with articulate speech.

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Argentine writer, essayist, poet and translator (1899–1986) · 1899-1986 · 103 kata bijak

Jorge Francisco Isidoro Luis Borges was an Argentine short-story writer, essayist, poet and translator regarded as a key figure in Spanish-language and international literature. His best-known works, ...

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