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

Quote by William S Burroughs

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

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

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...

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

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

Nothing is true, everything is permitted.

Nothing is true, everything is permitted.

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 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,...

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...

No worse fate can befall a man than to be surrounded by traitor souls.

No worse fate can befall a man than to be surrounded by traitor souls.

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...

Perhaps all pleasure is only relief.

Perhaps all pleasure is only relief.

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.

Writers don't write, they read and transcribe.

Writers don't write, they read and transcribe.

Like all pure creatures, cats are practical.

Like all pure creatures, cats are practical.

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...

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...

Perhaps all pleasure is only relief.

Perhaps all pleasure is only relief.

A functioning police state needs no police.

A functioning police state needs no police.

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...

I hate that feeling when you go to bed knowing the next day you're going...

I hate that feeling when you go to bed knowing the next day you're going...

Disappointment to a noble soul is what cold water is to burning metal; it strengthens,...

Disappointment to a noble soul is what cold water is to burning metal; it strengthens,...

It's all about falling in love with yourself and sharing that love with someone who...

It's all about falling in love with yourself and sharing that love with someone who...