More Quotes by William S. Burroughs
There is nothing more provocative than minding your own business.
I think anybody incapable of changing his mind is crazy.
How long does it take man to realize that he cannot want what he wants? You have to live in hell to see heaven.
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.
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.
Most of the trouble in this world has been caused by folks who can't mind their own business, because they have no business of their own to mind, any more than a smallpox virus has.
How I hate those who are dedicated to producing conformity.
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.
You must learn to exist with no religion, no country, no allies. You must learn to live alone in silence.
Life is a vacation from two eternities, who wants to waste those precious years worrying about what happens when you get back to forever?
