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More Quotes by William S. Burroughs
Whether you like it or not, you are committed to the human endeavor. I cannot ally myself with such a purely negative goal as avoidance of suffering. Suffering is a chance you take by the fact of being alive.
The cat does not offer services. The cat offers itself.
How I hate those who are dedicated to producing conformity.
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 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.
Language is a virus from outer space.
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.
There are no innocent bystanders ... what are they doing there in the first place?
I think anybody incapable of changing his mind is crazy.
If you weren't surprised by your life you wouldn't be alive. Life is surprise.
