Human, Allen, is an adjective, and its use as a noun is in itself regr…

William S. Burroughs
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Human, Allen, is an adjective, and its use as a noun is in itself regrettable. ✨ William S. Burroughs (2007). Word Virus: The William S. Burroughs Reader, p.19, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
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Human, Allen, is an adjective, and its use as a noun is in itself regrettable. ✨ William S. Burroughs (2007). Word Virus: The William S. Burroughs Reader, p.19, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.

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