Nothing is true, everything is permitted.

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.

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.

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...

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.

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...

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

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

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.

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.

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...

Silence is only frightening to people who are compulsively verbalizing.

Silence is only frightening to people who are compulsively verbalizing.

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

Be just and if you can't be just, be arbitrary.

Be just and if you can't be just, be arbitrary.

Admittedly, a homosexual can be conditioned to react sexually to a woman, or to an...

Admittedly, a homosexual can be conditioned to react sexually to a woman, or to an...

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

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

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,...