More Quotes by William S. Burroughs
I think anybody incapable of changing his mind is crazy.
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.
There are no innocent bystanders ... what are they doing there in the first place?
A consumer society is about simplfying and degrading the consumer as well as the product.
The simplest questions are the most difficult.
I am getting so far out one day I won't come back at all.
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.
Desperation is the raw material of drastic change. Only those who can leave behind everything they have ever believed in can hope to escape.
You were given the power to love in order to use it, no matter what pain it may cause you.
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.
