Anything that can be done chemically can be done by other means.

Quote by William S Burroughs

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Artists to my mind are the real architects of change, and not the political legislators...

Artists to my mind are the real architects of change, and not the political legislators...

Happiness is a byproduct of function, purpose, and conflict; those who seek happiness for itself...

Happiness is a byproduct of function, purpose, and conflict; those who seek happiness for itself...

I'm running out of everything now. Out of veins, out of money.

I'm running out of everything now. Out of veins, out of money.

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.

Love is a haunting melody that I have never mastered and I fear I never...

Love is a haunting melody that I have never mastered and I fear I never...

No worse fate can befall a man than to be surrounded by traitor souls.

No worse fate can befall a man than to be surrounded by traitor souls.

Smash the control images. Smash the control machine.

Smash the control images. Smash the control machine.

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,...

The only possible ethic is to do what one wants to do.

The only possible ethic is to do what one wants to do.

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...

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...

After a shooting spree, they always want to take the guns away from the people...

After a shooting spree, they always want to take the guns away from the people...

Our national drug is alcohol. We tend to regard the use any other drug with...

Our national drug is alcohol. We tend to regard the use any other drug with...

Which came first the intestine or the tapeworm?

Which came first the intestine or the tapeworm?

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

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

I had not taken a bath in a year nor changed my clothes or removed...

I had not taken a bath in a year nor changed my clothes or removed...

Silence is only frightening to people who are compulsively verbalizing.

Silence is only frightening to people who are compulsively verbalizing.

The best way to keep something bad from happening is to see it ahead of...

The best way to keep something bad from happening is to see it ahead of...

You shouldn't have a long-term strategy anymore, because you won't be able to move fast...

You shouldn't have a long-term strategy anymore, because you won't be able to move fast...

Mentor: Someone whose hindsight can become your foresight

Mentor: Someone whose hindsight can become your foresight

To vilify a great man is the readiest way in which a little man can...

To vilify a great man is the readiest way in which a little man can...