Jorge Luis BorgesI am not sure that I exist, actually. I am all the writers that I have read, all the people that I have met, all the women that I have loved; all the cities I have visited.
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The quote from the movie "The Graduate" is a famous one that has been quoted many times. In it, the character played by Dustin Hoffman says, "I am not sure that I exist, actually. I am all the writers that I have read, all the people that I have met, all the women that I have loved; all the cities I have visited."
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