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> [“Exterminate all rational thought”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-burroughs/exterminate-all-rational-thought/)

[William Burroughs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-burroughs/)

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## Other authors on Beat generation

- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b012/author-jack-kerouac-45445.jpg) Jack Kerouac 16 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/beat-generation/jack-kerouac/)

## More by William Burroughs

> [“So he is putting down junk and coming on with tea. I take three drags, Jane looked at him and her flesh crystallized. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-burroughs/so-he-is-putting-down-junk-and-coming-on-with-tea-i-take-three-drags/)

[William Burroughs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-burroughs/)

> [“Did any of you ever see Doctor Tetrazzini perform? I say perform advisedly because his operations were performances. He would start by throwing a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-burroughs/did-any-of-you-ever-see-doctor-tetrazzini-perform-i-say-perform/)

[William Burroughs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-burroughs/)

> [“Exterminate all rational thought”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-burroughs/exterminate-all-rational-thought/)

[William Burroughs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-burroughs/)

> [“Oh be careful! There they go again!" said the old queen as his string broke spilling his balls over the floor… "Stop them will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-burroughs/oh-be-careful-there-they-go-again-said-the-old-queen-as-his-string/)

[William Burroughs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-burroughs/)

> [“The name's Clem Williamson Snide. I am a private asshole.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-burroughs/the-name-s-clem-williamson-snide-i-am-a-private-asshole/)

[William Burroughs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-burroughs/)

> [“Once a problem has been identified, it is already too late for a solution.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-burroughs/once-a-problem-has-been-identified-it-is-already-too-late-for-a/)

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