More Quotes by William S. Burroughs
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.
We must all face the fact that our leaders are certifiably insane or worse
The best way to keep something bad from happening is to see it ahead of time... and you can't see it if you refuse to face the possibility.
In the magical universe there are no coincidences and there are no accidents. Nothing happens unless someone wills it to happen. The dogma of science is that the will cannot possibly affect external forces, and I think that’s just ridiculous. It’s as bad as the church. My viewpoint is the exact contrary of the scientific viewpoint. I believe that if you run into somebody in the street it’s for a reason.
Build a good name. Keep your name clean. Don't make compromises. Don't worry about making a bunch of money or being successful. Be concerned with doing good work and make the right choices and protect your work. And if you can build a good name, eventually, that name will be its own currency.
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.
No one is ever really alone. You are part of everything alive.
in the magical universe there are no coincidences and there are no accidents. nothing happens unless someone wills it to happen
The cat does not offer services. The cat offers itself.
Silence is only frightening to people who are compulsively verbalizing.
