There couldn't be a society of people who didn't dream. They'd be dead in two weeks.

Quote by William S Burroughs

Topics: William S Burroughs Quotes

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,...

Perhaps all pleasure is only relief.

Perhaps all pleasure is only relief.

Writers don't write, they read and transcribe.

Writers don't write, they read and transcribe.

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,...

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...

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...

Nothing is true, everything is permitted.

Nothing is true, everything is permitted.

Perhaps all pleasure is only relief.

Perhaps all pleasure is only relief.

Intelligence and war are games, perhaps the only meaningful games left. If any player becomes...

Intelligence and war are games, perhaps the only meaningful games left. If any player becomes...

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.

Like all pure creatures, cats are practical.

Like all pure creatures, cats are practical.

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 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.

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...

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...

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

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

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...

A functioning police state needs no police.

A functioning police state needs no police.