The aim of education is the knowledge, not of facts, but of values.

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.

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.

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

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

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,...

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,...

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...

Nothing is true, everything is permitted.

Nothing is true, everything is permitted.

Language is a virus from outer space.

Language is a virus from outer space.

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.

Like all pure creatures, cats are practical.

Like all pure creatures, cats are practical.

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

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

How I hate those who are dedicated to producing conformity.

How I hate those who are dedicated to producing conformity.

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.

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...

Smash the control images. Smash the control machine.

Smash the control images. Smash the control machine.

After a shooting spree, they always want to take the guns away from the people...

After a shooting spree, they always want to take the guns away from the people...

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...

You are educated. Your certification is in your degree. You may think of it as...

You are educated. Your certification is in your degree. You may think of it as...

The only sense that is common in the long run, is the sense of change...

The only sense that is common in the long run, is the sense of change...

It is the nature of a man as he grows older- to protest against change,...

It is the nature of a man as he grows older- to protest against change,...

In all things it is better to hope than to despair

In all things it is better to hope than to despair