When you cut into the present the future leaks out.
WILLIAM S. BURROUGHSThere 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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There isn’t a feeling you can get on drugs that you can’t get without drugs.
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There couldn’t be a society of people who didn’t dream. They’d be dead in two weeks.
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How I hate those who are dedicated to producing conformity.
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Black magic operates most effectively in preconscious, marginal areas. Casual curses are the most effective.
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If, after spending time with a person, you feel as though you’ve lost a quart of plasma, avoid that person in the future.
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We must all face the fact that our leaders are certifiably insane or worse.
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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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There are no innocent bystanders, What are they doing there in the first place?
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No one is ever really alone. You are part of everything alive.
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Your mind will answer most questions if you learn to relax and wait for the answer.
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I think anybody incapable of changing his mind is crazy.
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(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.
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Sometimes paranoia’s just having all the facts.
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Open your mind and let the pictures out
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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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