Language is a virus from outer space.
WILLIAM S. BURROUGHSIf I had my way we’d sleep every night all wrapped around each other like hibernating rattlesnakes.
More William S. Burroughs Quotes
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(1) Never give anything away for nothing. (2) Never give more than you have to give (always catch the buyer hungry and always make him wait). (3) Always take everything back if you possibly can.
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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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Sometimes paranoia’s just having all the facts.
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Paranoia is just having the right information.
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Black magic operates most effectively in preconscious, marginal areas. Casual curses are the most effective.
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Life is a vacation from two eternities.
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The cat does not offer services. The cat offers itself.
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How long does it take man to realize that he cannot want what he wants? You have to live in hell to see heaven.
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There is no line between the ‘real world’ and ‘world of myth and symbol.’ Objects, sensations, hit with the impact of hallucination.
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I don’t have any politics. I feel that as soon as politics arises, things are already in a hopeless state of deterioration.
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Desperation is the raw material of drastic change. Only those who can leave behind everything they have ever believed in can hope to escape.
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When you cut into the present the future leaks out.
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I prefer cats to people, for the most part. Most people aren’t cute at all, and if they are cute they very rapidly outgrow it.
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There is no intensity of love or feeling that does not involve the risk of crippling hurt. It is a duty to take this risk, to love and feel without defense or reserve.
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As soon as you know you are in prison, you have a possibility to escape.
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