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More Quotes by William S. Burroughs
No one is ever really alone. You are part of everything alive.
How I hate those who are dedicated to producing conformity.
There are no innocent bystanders ... what are they doing there in the first place?
Your mind will answer most questions if you learn to relax and wait for the answer.
To concern yourself with surface political conflicts is to make the mistake of the bull in the ring, you are charging the cloth. That is what politics is for, to teach you the cloth. Just as the bullfighter teaches the bull, teaches him to follow, obey the cloth.
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.
Desperation is the raw material of drastic change. Only those who can leave behind everything they have ever believed in can hope to escape.
The cat does not offer services. The cat offers itself.
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.
You were given the power to love in order to use it, no matter what pain it may cause you.