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“I was working the hole with the Sailor and we did not bad fifteen cents on average night boosting the afternoons and short timing the dawn we made out from the land of the free but I was running out of veins.” quote by William S. Burroughs
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““I was working the hole with the Sailor and we did not bad fifteen cents on average night boosting the afternoons and short timing the dawn we made out from the land of the free but I was running out of veins.””

William S. Burroughs

About This Quote

This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation.

He describes a gritty, desperate life of hustling and scarcity.

In simple terms: Hard life of hustling and scarcity.

Key Takeaway

Seek stability beyond precarious work.

Themes

poverty survival urban life

Mood

raw gritty

Type

social personal

When to use this quote

  • street work
  • night economy
  • personal finance

Key Concepts

sociology economics

Questions to Reflect On

  • What alternatives exist to precarious labor?
  • How does scarcity shape identity?
A Different Perspective

Romanticizing hardship can obscure solutions.

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