Smash the control images. Smash the control machine.

Quote by William S Burroughs

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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...

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.

Which came first the intestine or the tapeworm?

Which came first the intestine or the tapeworm?

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

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

A functioning police state needs no police.

A functioning police state needs no police.

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

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

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 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.

How I hate those who are dedicated to producing conformity.

How I hate those who are dedicated to producing conformity.

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...

In deep sadness there is no place for sentimentality.

In deep sadness there is no place for sentimentality.

Nothing is true, everything is permitted.

Nothing is true, everything is permitted.

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...

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.

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,...

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

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

Desperation is the raw material of drastic change. Only those who can leave behind everything...

Desperation is the raw material of drastic change. Only those who can leave behind everything...

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

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

Sometimes paranoia's just having all the facts.

Sometimes paranoia's just having all the facts.

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.