Every word is autobiographical, and every word is fiction. ✨ William S…

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Every word is autobiographical, and every word is fiction. ✨ William S. Burroughs (2001). Burroughs Live: The Collected Interviews of William S. Burroughs, 1960-1997, Semiotext
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Every word is autobiographical, and every word is fiction. ✨ William S. Burroughs (2001). Burroughs Live: The Collected Interviews of William S. Burroughs, 1960-1997, Semiotext

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