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

Quote by William S Burroughs

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Sometimes paranoia's just having all the facts.

Sometimes paranoia's just having all the facts.

Writers don't write, they read and transcribe.

Writers don't write, they read and transcribe.

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,...

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...

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...

Smash the control images. Smash the control machine.

Smash the control images. Smash the control machine.

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

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

Like all pure creatures, cats are practical.

Like all pure creatures, cats are practical.

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.

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.

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

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

Nothing is true, everything is permitted.

Nothing is true, everything is permitted.

Whether you sniff it smoke it eat it or shove it up your ass the...

Whether you sniff it smoke it eat it or shove it up your ass the...

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...

Language is a virus from outer space.

Language is a virus from outer space.

A functioning police state needs no police.

A functioning police state needs no police.

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.

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...

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.