danger is a biologic necessity, like dreams. if you face death, for th…

William S. Burroughs
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danger is a biologic necessity, like dreams. if you face death, for that time, for the period of direct confrontation, you are immortal. ✨ William S. Burroughs (1988). The Western Lands, Penguin Group USA
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