William S. Burroughs quote: The first and most important thing an individual can do is to become an individual again, decontrol himself, train himself ...

The first and most important thing an individual can do is to become an individual again, decontrol himself, train himself as to what is going on and win back as much independent ground for himself as possible

~ William S. Burroughs ~

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