It would be, for me, mere pointless pleasure, an illusion of order for this one frail, foolish, flicker-flash in the long dull fall of eternity.

John Gardner
It would be, for me, mere pointless pleasure, an illusion...
It would be, for me, mere pointless pleasure, an illusion...
It would be, for me, mere pointless pleasure, an illusion...
It would be, for me, mere pointless pleasure, an illusion...
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The quote "It would be, for me, mere pointless pleasure, an illusion of order for this one frail, foolish, flicker-flash in the long dull fall of eternity" is a philosophical quote by Jorge Luis Borges. Borges is referring here to the fact that human society is in constant flux and that we haven't yet found a way to continue to change and adapt. He believes that this perpetual flux changes the way we think about many aspects of life - time itself is no longer linear and predictable, people aren't always who they seem, and life is no longer considered finite.

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