There couldn't be a society of people who didn't dream. They'd be dead in two weeks.

Quote by William S Burroughs

Topics: William S Burroughs Quotes

In deep sadness there is no place for sentimentality.

In deep sadness there is no place for sentimentality.

In fact, they recapitulate the story of Christianity word for word, like the inevitable course...

In fact, they recapitulate the story of Christianity word for word, like the inevitable course...

In my writing I am acting as a map maker, an explorer of psychic areas,...

In my writing I am acting as a map maker, an explorer of psychic areas,...

Junk is the ideal product... the ultimate merchandise. No sales talk necessary. The client will...

Junk is the ideal product... the ultimate merchandise. No sales talk necessary. The client will...

Your mind will answer most questions if you learn to relax and wait for the...

Your mind will answer most questions if you learn to relax and wait for the...

Every man has inside himself a parasitic being who is acting not at all to...

Every man has inside himself a parasitic being who is acting not at all to...

Writers don't write, they read and transcribe.

Writers don't write, they read and transcribe.

The face of evil is always the face of total need.

The face of evil is always the face of total need.

Time: a landing field! Death needs time like a junkie needs junk.

Time: a landing field! Death needs time like a junkie needs junk.

Language is a virus from outer space.

Language is a virus from outer space.

Smash the control images. Smash the control machine.

Smash the control images. Smash the control machine.

The aim of education is the knowledge, not of facts, but of values.

The aim of education is the knowledge, not of facts, but of values.

Perhaps all pleasure is only relief.

Perhaps all pleasure is only relief.

Which came first the intestine or the tapeworm?

Which came first the intestine or the tapeworm?

You can't fake quality any more than you can fake a good meal.

You can't fake quality any more than you can fake a good meal.

After one look at this planet any visitor from outer space would say 'I want...

After one look at this planet any visitor from outer space would say 'I want...

I know that Nature designs that this whole continent, not merely these thirty-six states, shall...

I know that Nature designs that this whole continent, not merely these thirty-six states, shall...

Admittedly, a homosexual can be conditioned to react sexually to a woman, or to an...

Admittedly, a homosexual can be conditioned to react sexually to a woman, or to an...

Women are wearing tight and sexy clothes again. It is the body-conscious mentality, and women...

Women are wearing tight and sexy clothes again. It is the body-conscious mentality, and women...

Women's Lib? Poor little things. They always look so unhappy. Have you noticed how bitter...

Women's Lib? Poor little things. They always look so unhappy. Have you noticed how bitter...