A Quote by William S. Burroughs

Thanks, for a country where nobody is allowed to mind his own business. Thanks, for a nation of finks.

William S. Burroughs

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William S. Burroughs
American - Writer
February 5, 1914 - August 2, 1997

Thanks for the American dream, to vulgarize and falsify until the bare lies shine through. Thanks for a country where nobody's allowed to mind their own business.

William S. Burroughs

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