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Love and Friendship, according to Jorge Luis Borges

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    How's the intelligence among brothers after you all left behind that close fellowship?
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    -"Oh yes, perfect. What has been perfect again?"
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    Communication
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    "Yes, it's always been perfect. Friendship... friendship doesn't require frequency.
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    "Love does, but a friendship between brothers doesn't.
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    "It can live without frequency. It's conceived and that's it.
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    One of the...
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    "Love doesn't. Love is full of anxieties, of doubts. Absence is a terrible thing.
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    "But I have close friends whom I see about 3, 4 times a year.
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    "And there are others I don't see because they've died.
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    "But with the others, we see each other 4, 5 times a year and we're all very close friends."
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    Was there a time when you saw each other more often?
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    "Well, when we used to live together more.
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    "But, perhaps one of my best friends got married,
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    "And he forgot that he had gotten married.
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    "We talk about general subjects. He's very shy, too.
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    "Well, talking about his personal stuff is an impertinence...
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    "But we've confided a lot in each other. Friendship is beautiful, it's a nest of secrets."
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    "Well, love is not that.... Well, yeah, it's also that.
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    "If you can't confide in each other, there will always be betrayal on the side.
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    "But we've confided a lot in each other. Friendship is beautiful, it's a nest of secrets."
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    "Well, love is not that.... Well, yeah, it's also that.
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    "If you can't confide in each other, there will always be betrayal on the side.
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    "But we've confided a lot in each other. Friendship is beautiful, it's a nest of secrets."
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    "Well, love is not that.... Well, yeah, it's also that.
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    "If you can't confide in each other, there will always be betrayal on the side."
Title:
Love and Friendship, according to Jorge Luis Borges
Description:

In a 1980 interview, Borges reflects on love and friendship.

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Video Language:
Spanish, Argentinian
Duration:
01:33
DanAtreides edited English subtitles for El amor y la amistad, segun Borges
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