Nothing exists until or unless it is observed. An artist is making something exist by observing it. And his hope for other people is that they will also make it exist by observing it. I call it 'creative observation.' Creative…

Quote by William S Burroughs

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Which came first the intestine or the tapeworm?

Which came first the intestine or the tapeworm?

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.

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...

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...

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

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

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...

Sometimes paranoia's just having all the facts.

Sometimes paranoia's just having all the facts.

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.

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...

Junk is the ideal product... the ultimate merchandise. No sales talk necessary. The client will...

Junk is the ideal product... the ultimate merchandise. No sales talk necessary. The client will...

Perhaps all pleasure is only relief.

Perhaps all pleasure is only relief.

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...

In deep sadness there is no place for sentimentality.

In deep sadness there is no place for sentimentality.

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

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

A cat's rage is beautiful, burning with pure cat flame, all its hair standing up...

A cat's rage is beautiful, burning with pure cat flame, all its hair standing up...

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...

The size of your success is measured by the strength of your desire; the size...

The size of your success is measured by the strength of your desire; the size...

Mean spirits under disappointment, like small beer in a thunderstorm always turn sour

Mean spirits under disappointment, like small beer in a thunderstorm always turn sour

How many young hearts have revealed the fact that what they had been trained to...

How many young hearts have revealed the fact that what they had been trained to...

Every day I live I am more convinced that the waste of life lies in...

Every day I live I am more convinced that the waste of life lies in...