Perhaps all pleasure is only relief.

Quote by William S Burroughs

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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...

Like all pure creatures, cats are practical.

Like all pure creatures, cats are practical.

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...

Perhaps all pleasure is only relief.

Perhaps all pleasure is only relief.

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.

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...

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...

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...

In deep sadness there is no place for sentimentality.

In deep sadness there is no place for sentimentality.

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.

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...

Most of the trouble in this world has been caused by folks who can't mind...

Most of the trouble in this world has been caused by folks who can't mind...

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.

Which came first the intestine or the tapeworm?

Which came first the intestine or the tapeworm?

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,...

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.

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,...

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...

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.