"So plant your own gardens and decorate your own soul, instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers."
"It only takes two facing mirrors to build a labyrinth."
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Source: Jorge Luis Borges (2013). “Jorge Luis Borges: The Last Interview: and Other Conversations”, p.101, Melville House
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