Americans have a special horror of giving up control, of letting thing…

William S. Burroughs
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Americans have a special horror of giving up control, of letting things happen in their own way without interference. ✨ William S. Burroughs (2007). Naked Lunch: The Restored Text, p.179, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
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You must learn to exist with no religion, no country, no allies. You must learn to live alone in silence. ✨ William S. Burroughs (2007). Word Virus: The William S. Burroughs Reader, p.320, Grove/Atla … ▶
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Americans have a special horror of giving up control, of letting things happen in their own way without interference. ✨ William S. Burroughs (2007). Naked Lunch: The Restored Text, p.179, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.

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