(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.
WILLIAM S. BURROUGHSSmash the control images. Smash the control machine.
More William S. Burroughs Quotes
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The cat does not offer services. The cat offers itself.
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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 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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I’m creating an imaginary — it’s always imaginary — world in which I would like to live.
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The best way to keep something bad from happening is to see it ahead of time, and you can’t see it if you refuse to face the possibility.
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There isn’t a feeling you can get on drugs that you can’t get without drugs.
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Paranoia is just having the right information.
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We must all face the fact that our leaders are certifiably insane or worse.
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There are no innocent bystanders.
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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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Once the law starts asking questions, there’s no stopping them.
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No one is ever really alone. You are part of everything alive.
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Too perfect to be sexually attractive.
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There’s no place for impractical dreamers around here.
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