More Quotes by William S. Burroughs
what a horrible loutish planet this is. the dominant species consists of sadistic morons, faces bearing the hideous lineaments of spiritual famine swollen with stupid hate. hopeless rubbish.
How long does it take man to realize that he cannot want what he wants? You have to live in hell to see heaven.
How I hate those who are dedicated to producing conformity.
in the magical universe there are no coincidences and there are no accidents. nothing happens unless someone wills it to happen
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.
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.
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.
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.
The simplest questions are the most difficult.
