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" Hustlers of the world, there is one mark you cannot beat: the mark inside. "
William S. Burroughs
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" Black magic operates most effectively in preconscious, marginal areas. Casual curses are the most effective. "
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" I started to write in about 1950; I was thirty-five at the time; there didn't seem to be any strong motivation. I simply was endeavoring to put down in a more or less straightforward journalistic style something about my experiences with addiction and addicts. "
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" Scientology is a model control system, a state in fact with its own courts, police, rewards and penalties. "
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" You can't fake quality any more than you can fake a good meal. "
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" In deep sadness there is no place for sentimentality. "
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" Your mind will answer most questions if you learn to relax and wait for the answer. "
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