Once the law starts asking questions, there’s no stopping them.
WILLIAM S. BURROUGHS
WILLIAM S. BURROUGHS
William S. Burroughs
“Once the law starts asking questions, there’s no stopping them.”
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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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William S. BurroughsWilliam S. Burroughs I don’t have any politics. I feel that as soon as politics arises, things are already in a hopeless state of deterioration.
William S. BurroughsWilliam S. Burroughs Silence is only frightening to people who are compulsively verbalizing.
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William S. BurroughsWilliam S. Burroughs Life is a vacation from two eternities, who wants to waste those precious years worrying about what happens when you get back to forever?
William S. BurroughsWilliam S. Burroughs Every word is autobiographical, and every word is fiction.
William S. BurroughsWilliam S. Burroughs After one look at this planet any visitor from outer space would say ‘I want to see the manager.’
William S. BurroughsWilliam S. Burroughs 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.
William S. BurroughsWilliam S. Burroughs Sometimes paranoia’s just having all the facts.
William S. BurroughsWilliam S. Burroughs (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. BurroughsWilliam S. Burroughs Language is a virus from outer space.
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