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Jorge Luis Borges. A published source records them saying or writing it.

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“I cannot walk through the suburbs in the solitude of the night without thinking that the night pleases us because it suppresses idle details, just as our memory does.”
— Jorge Luis Borges
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Borges, J. L. (n.d.). I cannot walk through the suburbs in the solitude of the night without thinking that the night pleases us because it suppresses idle details, just as our memory does. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/31274-i-cannot-walk-through-the-suburbs-in-the/

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Borges, Jorge Luis. “I cannot walk through the suburbs in the solitude of the night without thinking that the night pleases us because it suppresses idle details, just as our memory does.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/31274-i-cannot-walk-through-the-suburbs-in-the/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Borges, Jorge Luis. “I cannot walk through the suburbs in the solitude of the night without thinking that the night pleases us because it suppresses idle details, just as our memory does.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/31274-i-cannot-walk-through-the-suburbs-in-the/.

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