In deep sadness there is no place for sentimentality. It is as final a…

William S. Burroughs
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In deep sadness there is no place for sentimentality. It is as final as the mountains: a fact. There it is. When you realize it you cannot complain. ✨ William S Burroughs (2012). Queer: 25th Anniversary Edition, p.141, Penguin UK
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In deep sadness there is no place for sentimentality. It is as final as the mountains: a fact. There it is. When you realize it you cannot complain. ✨ William S Burroughs (2012). Queer: 25th Anniversary Edition, p.141, Penguin UK

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