I think anybody incapable of changing his mind is crazy.
WILLIAM S. BURROUGHSOpen your mind and let the pictures out
More William S. Burroughs Quotes
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The first and most important thing an individual can do is to become an individual again, decontrol himself, train himself as to what is going on and win back as much independent ground for himself as possible
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There is nothing more provocative than minding your own business.
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Paranoia is just having the right information.
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Language is a virus from outer space.
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You must learn to exist with no religion, no country, no allies. You must learn to live alone in silence.
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Your knowledge of what is going on can only be superficial and relative.
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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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Smash the control images. Smash the control machine.
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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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Life is a vacation from two eternities, who wants to waste those precious years worrying about what happens when you get back to forever?
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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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What does the money machine eat? It eats youth, spontaneity, life, beauty, and, above all, it eats creativity. It eats quality and sh*ts quantity.
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He who has learned to do nothing with his whole mind and body will have everything done for him.
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Whether you like it or not, you are committed to the human endeavor. I cannot ally myself with such a purely negative goal as avoidance of suffering. Suffering is a chance you take by the fact of being alive.
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Be just and if you can’t be just, be arbitrary.
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