Personally, I am a hedonistic reader; I have never read a book merely because it was ancient. I read books for the aesth — Jorge Luis Borges, Seven Nights
Personally, I am a hedonistic reader; I have never read a book merely because it was ancient. I read books for the aesth — Jorge Luis Borges, Seven Nights
Personally, I am a hedonistic reader; I have never read a book merely because it was ancient. I read books for the aesth — Jorge Luis Borges, Seven Nights
Personally, I am a hedonistic reader; I have never read a book merely because it was ancient. I read books for the aesth — Jorge Luis Borges, Seven Nights
Personally, I am a hedonistic reader; I have never read a book merely because it was ancient. I read books for the aesth — Jorge Luis Borges, Seven Nights
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Personally, I am a hedonistic reader; I have never read a book merely because it was ancient. I read books for the aesthetic emotions they offer me, and I ignore the commentaries and criticism.

— Jorge Luis Borges, Seven Nights
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