I certainly wouldn't advocate anyone using drugs on a regular or habitual basis. William S. Burroughs More Quotes by William S. Burroughs More Quotes From William S. Burroughs Happinessis a byproduct of function. Those who seek happiness for itself seek victory without war. William S. Burroughs victorypurposewar You see, control can never be a means to any practical end...It can never be a means to anything but more control...like junk. William S. Burroughs junkendsmean Love is a haunting melody that I have never mastered, and I fear I never will. William S. Burroughs hauntingheartbreaklove No atomic physicist has to worry, people will always want to kill other people on a mass scale. Sure, he's got the fridge full of sausages and spring water. William S. Burroughs springwaterpeople Like Spain, I am bound to the past. William S. Burroughs boundsspainpast For years I wondered why dreams are so often dull when related, and this morning I find the answer, which is very simple - like most answers, you have always known it: No context ... like a stuffed animal set on the floor of a bank. William S. Burroughs dreamanimalmorning Revolution in America begins in books and music, then waits for political operatives to 'implement changes after the fact.' William S. Burroughs waitingbookamerica Anslinger's reefer madness did not caution even the seeds of efficient, intelligent, ruthless action ... The same goes for Hoover, sniveling Nixon, the whole miserable, wretchedly evil lot of them ... not a man among them who could have pulled off a successful coup in a banana republic. William S. Burroughs intelligentsuccessfulmen Whether you sniff it smoke it eat it or shove it up your ass the result is the same: addiction. William S. Burroughs recoveryaddictionalcohol As an old junk pusher told me, 'Watch whose money you pick up.' William S. Burroughs junkpickswatches Most people don't see what's going on around them. That's my principal message to writers: 'For God's sake, keep your eyes open. Notice what's going on around you.' William S. Burroughs eyesakepeople A paranoid is someone who has all the facts. William S. Burroughs paranoidfactsknowledge I like the shaman very much, the way he was crying. William S. Burroughs cryway The more absolute the need, the more predictable the behavior becomes until it is mathematically certain. William S. Burroughs certainbehaviorneeds If I knew how much you loved me, I would’ve shot you sooner. William S. Burroughs shotsifs In deep sadness there is no place for sentimentality. William S. Burroughs sentimentalitysadnessgrief A phenomenon must be to some extent comprehensible to be perceived at all. William S. Burroughs phenomenon The face of evil is always the face of total need. William S. Burroughs evilfacesneeds If the mortality rate seems high we must realize that Nature is a ruthless teacher. There are no second chances in Mother Nature's Survival Course. William S. Burroughs second-chancemotherteacher Virtue is simply happiness, and happiness is a by-product of function. You are happy when you are functioning. William S. Burroughs functionvirtuehappiness
