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

Quote by William S Burroughs

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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...

Which came first the intestine or the tapeworm?

Which came first the intestine or the tapeworm?

In deep sadness there is no place for sentimentality.

In deep sadness there is no place for sentimentality.

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,...

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...

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.

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...

Language is a virus from outer space.

Language is a virus from outer space.

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,...

Silence is only frightening to people who are compulsively verbalizing.

Silence is only frightening to people who are compulsively verbalizing.

Your knowledge of what is going on can only be superficial and relative.

Your knowledge of what is going on can only be superficial and relative.

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...

Smash the control images. Smash the control machine.

Smash the control images. Smash the control machine.

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.

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...

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.

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...

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.

A functioning police state needs no police.

A functioning police state needs no police.

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

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