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He thought that the rose was to be found in its own eternity and not in his words; and that we may mention or allude to a thing, but not express it.

Jorge Luis Borges
Rose, May, Eternity
Jorge Luis Borges (1964). “Dreamtigers”, p.38, University of Texas Press
He thought that the rose was to be found in its own eternity and not in his words; and that we may mention or allude to a thing, but not express it.