Intelligence and war are games, perhaps the only meaningful games left. If any player becomes too proficient, the game is threatened with termination.

Quote by William S Burroughs

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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.

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...

A paranoid is someone who knows a little of what's going on.

A paranoid is someone who knows a little of what's going on.

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

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

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...

Writers don't write, they read and transcribe.

Writers don't write, they read and transcribe.

Most of the trouble in this world has been caused by folks who can't mind...

Most of the trouble in this world has been caused by folks who can't mind...

Black magic operates most effectively in preconscious, marginal areas. Casual curses are the most effective.

Black magic operates most effectively in preconscious, marginal areas. Casual curses are the most effective.

Hustlers of the world, there is one mark you cannot beat: the mark inside.

Hustlers of the world, there is one mark you cannot beat: the mark inside.

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...

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...

The way to kill a man or a nation is to cut off his dreams,...

The way to kill a man or a nation is to cut off his dreams,...

Perhaps all pleasure is only relief.

Perhaps all pleasure is only relief.

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 am getting so far out one day I won't come back at all.

I am getting so far out one day I won't come back at all.

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 face of evil is always the face of total need.

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

There's a difference between playing and playing games. The former is an act of joy,...

There's a difference between playing and playing games. The former is an act of joy,...

Video games are engineered now, but the step I am trying to take, no one...

Video games are engineered now, but the step I am trying to take, no one...

The only legitimate use of a computer is to play games.

The only legitimate use of a computer is to play games.

Law is intelligence, whose natural function it is to command right conduct and forbid wrongdoing.

Law is intelligence, whose natural function it is to command right conduct and forbid wrongdoing.