A paranoid is someone who knows a little of what’s going on.
WILLIAM S. BURROUGHSWe must all face the fact that our leaders are certifiably insane or worse.
More William S. Burroughs Quotes
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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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If after having been exposed to someone’s presence you feel as if you’ve lost a quart of plasma, avoid that presence. You need it like you need pernicious anemia.
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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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Love? What is it? Most natural painkiller what there is.
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Home is where your ass is and if you want to move you move your ass the first step is learning to change homes with someone else and have someone else’s ass.
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Your knowledge of what is going on can only be superficial and relative.
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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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Hustlers of the world, there is one mark you cannot beat: the mark inside.
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Silence is only frightening to people who are compulsively verbalizing.
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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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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 nothing more provocative than minding your own business.
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The cat does not offer services. The cat offers itself.
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I am getting so far out one day I won’t come back at all.
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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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