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You must learn to exist with no religion, no country, no allies. You must learn to live alone in silence.
You must learn to exist with no religion, no country, no allies. You must learn to live alone in silence.
Approximate author period: c. 1955 AD · modern
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- William S. Burroughs
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- Approximate author period: c. 1955 AD · modern
Approximate author-period anchor from life dates 1914 to 1997; Wikidata Q188176, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q188176 (accessed 2026-10-08). Not a quotation composition date.
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