I’m creating an imaginary — it’s always imaginary — world in which I would like to live.
WILLIAM S. BURROUGHS
WILLIAM S. BURROUGHS
William S. Burroughs
William S. Burroughs85 quotes“I’m creating an imaginary — it’s always imaginary — world in which I would like to live.”
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