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William S. Burroughs Quotes

William S. Burroughs quotes

American Writer February 5, 1914 – August 2, 1997

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After Bill got his shot, a little color crept into his face and he would become almost coy. It was a gruesome sight. I remember once he told me how he'd been propositioned by a queer who offered him twenty dollars. Bill declined, saying "I don't think you would be very well satisfied." Bill twitched his fleshless hips. "You should see me in the nude," he said. "I'm really cute. William S. Burroughs
William S. Burroughs quote: "The dark Gods of pain are surfacing from the immemorial filth..."
The dark Gods of pain are surfacing from the immemorial filth of time... William S. Burroughs
William S. Burroughs quote: "The beautiful disease and. The government fallsalong the weed..."
The beautiful disease and. The government fallsalong the weed roomsflesh along the weed government . . . William S. Burroughs
I began to get a feeling (...) of being the only sane man in a nut house. It doesn't make you feel superior but depressed and scared, because there is nobody you can contact. William S. Burroughs
danger is a biologic necessity, like dreams. if you face death, for that time, for the period ofdirect confrontation, you are immortal. William S. Burroughs
A Johnson honours his obligations. His word is good and he is a good man to do business with. A Johnson minds his own business. He is not a snoopy self-righteous trouble-making person. A Johnson will give help when neeeded. William 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. Burroughs
Man is an artifact designed for space travel. He is not designed to remain in his present biologic state any more than a tadpole is designed to remain a tadpole. William S. Burroughs
A doctor is not criticized for describing the manifestations and symptoms of an illness, even though the symptoms may be disgusting. I feel that a writer has the right to the same freedom In fact, I think that the time has come for the line between literature and science, a purely arbitrary line, to be erased. William S. Burroughs
Never do business with a religious son-of-a-bitch. His word ain't worth a shit -- not with the Good Lord telling him how to fuck you on the deal. William S. Burroughs
all abilities are paid for with disabilities. perfect health may entail the heavy toll of bovine stupidity. insight into one area involves blind spots in another. i could not have done what i have done as a writer had i been a gifted mathematician or physicist. honesty wrung out of him by pain, he cried out with a loud voice. William S. Burroughs
William S. Burroughs quote: "If, after spending time with a person, you feel as though..."
If, after spending time with a person, you feel as though you've lost a quart of plasma, avoid that person in the future. William S. Burroughs
William S. Burroughs quote: "Fear of death is form of stasis horrors. The dead weight of..."
Fear of death is form of stasis horrors. The dead weight of time. William S. Burroughs
William S. Burroughs quote: "I think anybody incapable of changing his mind is crazy."
I think anybody incapable of changing his mind is crazy. William S. Burroughs
As a young child I wanted to be a writer because writers were rich and famous. They lounged around Singapore and Rangoon smoking opium in a yellow pongee silk suit. They sniffed cocaine in Mayfair and they penetrated forbidden swamps with a faithful native boy and lived in the native quarter of Tangier smoking hashish and languidly caressing a pet gazelle. William S. Burroughs

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