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. BURROUGHSThere is nothing more provocative than minding your own business.
More William S. Burroughs Quotes
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A paranoid is someone who knows a little of what’s going on.
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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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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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In the U.S., you have to be a deviant or die of boredom.
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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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After a shooting spree, they always want to take the guns away from the people who didn’t do it. I sure as hell wouldn’t want to live in a society where the only people allowed guns are the police and the military.
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There’s no place for impractical dreamers around here.
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The nonconformist here may be “beat down” by life but still has a beauty in his or her longing for freedom and for an awakening of the mind.
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You can’t fake quality any more than you can fake a good meal.
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We must all face the fact that our leaders are certifiably insane or worse.
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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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Every word is autobiographical, and every word is fiction.
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Smash the control images. Smash the control machine.
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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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Open your mind and let the pictures out
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