Writers don't write, they read and transcribe.

Quote by William S Burroughs

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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.

Perhaps all pleasure is only relief.

Perhaps all pleasure is only relief.

Nothing is true, everything is permitted.

Nothing is true, everything is permitted.

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 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...

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.

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...

Our national drug is alcohol. We tend to regard the use any other drug with...

Our national drug is alcohol. We tend to regard the use any other drug with...

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.

Smash the control images. Smash the control machine.

Smash the control images. Smash the control machine.

Sometimes paranoia's just having all the facts.

Sometimes paranoia's just having all the facts.

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...

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...

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

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

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...

Perhaps all pleasure is only relief.

Perhaps all pleasure is only relief.

To find recreation in amusement is not happiness.

To find recreation in amusement is not happiness.

...pleasure, of course, is a slippery word.... Our pleasures ultimately belong to us, not to...

...pleasure, of course, is a slippery word.... Our pleasures ultimately belong to us, not to...

Novelty is the great parent of pleasure

Novelty is the great parent of pleasure