My undertaking is not difficult, essentially. I should only have to be…

Jorge Luis Borges
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My undertaking is not difficult, essentially. I should only have to be immortal to carry it out. ✨ Jorge Luis Borges, Donald A. Yates, James East Irby (1964). Labyrinths: Selected Stories & Other Writings, p.40, New Directions Publishing
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My undertaking is not difficult, essentially. I should only have to be immortal to carry it out. ✨ Jorge Luis Borges, Donald A. Yates, James East Irby (1964). Labyrinths: Selected Stories & Other Writings, p.40, New Directions Publishing

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