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Any unchecked impulse does, within the human body and psyche, lead to the destruction of the organism.
William S. Burroughs
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William S. Burroughs
Age: 83 †
Born: 1914
Born: February 5
Died: 1997
Died: August 11
Essayist
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St. Louis
Missouri
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