When you cut into the present the future leaks out.
WILLIAM S. BURROUGHSOpen your mind and let the pictures out
More William S. Burroughs Quotes
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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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Panic is the sudden realization that everything around you is alive.
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Black magic operates most effectively in preconscious, marginal areas. Casual curses are the most effective.
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Once the law starts asking questions, there’s no stopping them.
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I miss you so much your absence causes me, at times, accute pain. I don’t mean sexually. I mean in connection with my writing.
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Sometimes paranoia’s just having all the facts.
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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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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 is nothing more provocative than minding your own business.
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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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Society is cancerous and bureaucracy is its cancer.
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You can’t fake quality any more than you can fake a good meal.
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After a shooting spree, they always want to take the guns away from the people who didn’t do it.
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Your mind will answer most questions if you learn to relax and wait for the answer.
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The cat does not offer services. The cat offers itself.
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