• So cheat your landlord if you can and must, but do not try to shortchange the Muse. It cannot be done. You can't fake quality any more than you can fake a good meal.

  William S. Burroughs
  American writer and artist 1914-1997
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1. shortchange
2. quality

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So cheat your landlord if you can and must, but do not try to shortchange the Muse. It cannot be done. You can't fake quality any more than you can fake a good meal. by : William S. Burroughs

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