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.
我是由时间构成的。时间是一条将我卷走的河,但我就是那条河;吞噬我的是一只猛虎,但我就是那只猛虎;焚毁我的是一把火,但我就是那把火。
—— 博尔赫斯