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

Quote by William S Burroughs

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Like all pure creatures, cats are practical.

Like all pure creatures, cats are practical.

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...

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.

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...

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...

Which came first the intestine or the tapeworm?

Which came first the intestine or the tapeworm?

Nothing is true, everything is permitted.

Nothing is true, everything is permitted.

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...

A functioning police state needs no police.

A functioning police state needs no police.

Man is an artifact designed for space travel. He is not designed to remain in...

Man is an artifact designed for space travel. He is not designed to remain in...

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

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

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

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

How I hate those who are dedicated to producing conformity.

How I hate those who are dedicated to producing conformity.

Be just and if you can't be just, be arbitrary.

Be just and if you can't be just, be arbitrary.

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

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

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.

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...

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.

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...

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...