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More Quotes by William S. Burroughs
You must learn to exist with no religion, no country, no allies. You must learn to live alone in silence.
Whether you like it or not, you are committed to the human endeavor. I cannot ally myself with such a purely negative goal as avoidance of suffering. Suffering is a chance you take by the fact of being alive.
When you cut into the present the future leaks out.
I am not one of those weak-spirited, sappy Americans who want to be liked by all the people around them. I don’t care if people hate my guts; I assume most of them do. The important question is whether they are in a position to do anything about it. My affections, being concentrated over a few people, are not spread all over Hell in a vile attempt to placate sulky, worthless shits.
Build a good name. Keep your name clean. Don't make compromises. Don't worry about making a bunch of money or being successful. Be concerned with doing good work and make the right choices and protect your work. And if you can build a good name, eventually, that name will be its own currency.
There is nothing more provocative than minding your own business.
If you weren't surprised by your life you wouldn't be alive. Life is surprise.
Silence is only frightening to people who are compulsively verbalizing.
How I hate those who are dedicated to producing conformity.
Language is a virus from outer space.
