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William S. Burroughs85 quotes“I don’t have any politics. I feel that as soon as politics arises, things are already in a hopeless state of deterioration.”
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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.
William S. BurroughsWilliam S. Burroughs Your mind will answer most questions if you learn to relax and wait for the answer.
William S. BurroughsWilliam S. Burroughs Desperation is the raw material of drastic change. Only those who can leave behind everything they have ever believed in can hope to escape.
William S. BurroughsWilliam S. Burroughs Too perfect to be sexually attractive.
William S. BurroughsWilliam S. Burroughs There’s no place for impractical dreamers around here.
William S. BurroughsWilliam S. Burroughs You must learn to exist with no religion, no country, no allies. You must learn to live alone in silence.
William S. BurroughsWilliam S. Burroughs 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.
William S. BurroughsWilliam S. Burroughs There is no line between the ‘real world’ and ‘world of myth and symbol.’ Objects, sensations, hit with the impact of hallucination.
William S. BurroughsWilliam S. Burroughs In my writing I am acting as a map maker, an explorer of psychic areas, a cosmonaut of inner space, and I see no point in exploring areas that have already been thoroughly surveyed.
William S. BurroughsWilliam S. Burroughs There isn’t a feeling you can get on drugs that you can’t get without drugs.
William S. BurroughsWilliam S. Burroughs There is nothing more provocative than minding your own business.
William S. BurroughsWilliam S. Burroughs People have nothing to say, but they are afraid of saying nothing, so what they do say comes out flat and vapid and meaningless. The shadow of death is on every face.
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