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

Quote by William S Burroughs

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Silence is only frightening to people who are compulsively verbalizing.

Silence is only frightening to people who are compulsively verbalizing.

Which came first the intestine or the tapeworm?

Which came first the intestine or the tapeworm?

How I hate those who are dedicated to producing conformity.

How I hate those who are dedicated to producing conformity.

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...

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...

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.

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.

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...

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,...

Intelligence and war are games, perhaps the only meaningful games left. If any player becomes...

Intelligence and war are games, perhaps the only meaningful games left. If any player becomes...

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

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

A functioning police state needs no police.

A functioning police state needs no police.

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...

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.

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...

Smash the control images. Smash the control machine.

Smash the control images. Smash the control machine.

Perhaps all pleasure is only relief.

Perhaps all pleasure is only relief.

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...

Your bones have been my bedframe and your flesh has been my pillow. And I'm...

Your bones have been my bedframe and your flesh has been my pillow. And I'm...

An idealist believes the short run doesn't count. A cynic believes the long run doesn't...

An idealist believes the short run doesn't count. A cynic believes the long run doesn't...