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More Quotes by William S. Burroughs
Do not proffer sympathy to the mentally ill; it is a bottomless pit. Tell them firmly, "I am not paid to listen to this drivel - you are a terminal fool!" Otherwise, they make you as crazy as they are.
You must learn to exist with no religion, no country, no allies. You must learn to live alone in silence.
No one is ever really alone. You are part of everything alive.
How I hate those who are dedicated to producing conformity.
The simplest questions are the most difficult.
I am not one of those weak-spirited, sappy Americans who want to be liked by all the people around them. I don’t care if people hate my guts; I assume most of them do. The important question is whether they are in a position to do anything about it. My affections, being concentrated over a few people, are not spread all over Hell in a vile attempt to placate sulky, worthless shits.
One very important aspect of art is that it makes people aware of what they know and don’t know they know... Once the breakthrough is made, there is a permanent expansion of awareness. But there is always a reaction of rage, of outrage, at the first breakthrough... So the artist, then, expands awareness. And once the breakthrough is made, this becomes part of the general awareness.
There is nothing more provocative than minding your own business.
Open your mind and let the pictures out
Silence is only frightening to people who are compulsively verbalizing.