The nonconformist here may be “beat down” by life but still has a beauty in his or her longing for freedom and for an awakening of the mind.
WILLIAM S. BURROUGHSWhen you cut into the present the future leaks out.
More William S. Burroughs Quotes
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I bear my burden proudly for all to see, to conquer prejudice and ignorance and hate with knowledge and sincerity and love. Whenever you are threatened by a hostile presence, you emit a thick cloud of love like an octopus squirts out ink.
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There are no innocent bystanders.
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Too perfect to be sexually attractive.
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A paranoid is someone who knows a little of what’s going on.
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After one look at this planet any visitor from outer space would say ‘I want to see the manager.’
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Man is an artifact designed for space travel. He is not designed to remain in his present biologic state any more than a tadpole is designed to remain a tadpole.
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Political conflicts are merely surface manifestations. If conflicts arise you may be sure that certain powers intend to keep this conflict under operation since they hope to profit from the situation.
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There are no innocent bystanders, What are they doing there in the first place?
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No one is ever really alone. You are part of everything alive.
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There’s no place for impractical dreamers around here.
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Hustlers of the world, there is one mark you cannot beat: the mark inside.
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Open your mind and let the pictures out
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Do not proffer sympathy to the mentally ill; it is a bottomless pit. Tell them firmly, “I am not paid to listen to this drivel – you are a terminal fool!” Otherwise, they make you as crazy as they are.
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How I hate those who are dedicated to producing conformity.
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Once the law starts asking questions, there’s no stopping them.
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