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title: "14 Way Quotes By William S. Burroughs"
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> [If I had my way we'd sleep every night all wrapped around each other like hibernating rattlesnakes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-s-burroughs/if-i-had-my-way-we-d-sleep-every-night-all-wrapped-around-each-other/)

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

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> [I like the shaman very much, the way he was crying.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-s-burroughs/i-like-the-shaman-very-much-the-way-he-was-crying/)

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

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> [The only way I like to see cops given flowers is in a flower pot from a high window.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-s-burroughs/the-only-way-i-like-to-see-cops-given-flowers-is-in-a-flower-pot-from/)

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

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> [The best way to keep something bad from happening is to see it ahead of time... and you can't see it if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-s-burroughs/the-best-way-to-keep-something-bad-from-happening-is-to-see-it-ahead/)

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

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> [Junk is not, like alcohol or weed, a means to increased enjoyment of life. Junk is not a kick. It is a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-s-burroughs/junk-is-not-like-alcohol-or-weed-a-means-to-increased-enjoyment-of/)

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

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> [Americans have a special horror of giving up control, of letting things happen in their own way without interference.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-s-burroughs/americans-have-a-special-horror-of-giving-up-control-of-letting/)

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

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> [The way to kill a man or a nation is to cut off his dreams, the way the whites are taking care…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-s-burroughs/the-way-to-kill-a-man-or-a-nation-is-to-cut-off-his-dreams-the-way/)

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

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> [The photo collage is a way to travel that must be used with skill and precision if we are to arrive... The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-s-burroughs/the-photo-collage-is-a-way-to-travel-that-must-be-used-with-skill-and/)

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

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> [The idea was that we would decide the order when we looked at the proofs. I remember Brion Gysin saying "Well, why…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-s-burroughs/the-idea-was-that-we-would-decide-the-order-when-we-looked-at-the/)

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

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> [Ever see a hot shot hit, kid? I saw the Gimp catch one in Philly. We rigged his room with a one-way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-s-burroughs/ever-see-a-hot-shot-hit-kid-i-saw-the-gimp-catch-one-in-philly-we/)

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

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> [The people in power will not disappear voluntarily, giving flowers to the cops just isn't going to work. This thinking is fostered…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-s-burroughs/the-people-in-power-will-not-disappear-voluntarily-giving-flowers-to/)

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

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> [Admittedly, a homosexual can be conditioned to react sexually to a woman, or to an old boot for that matter. In fact,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-s-burroughs/admittedly-a-homosexual-can-be-conditioned-to-react-sexually-to-a/)

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

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> [The face of "evil" is always the face of total need. A dope fiend is a man in total need of dope.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-s-burroughs/the-face-of-evil-is-always-the-face-of-total-need-a-dope-fiend-is-a/)

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

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> [It is to be remembered that all art is magical in origin - music, sculpture, writing, painting - and by magical I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-s-burroughs/it-is-to-be-remembered-that-all-art-is-magical-in-origin-music/)

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

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## Other authors on Way

## More by William S. Burroughs

> [“Control never be a means to any practical end. It can never be a means to anything but more control… Like punk.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-s-burroughs/control-never-be-a-means-to-any-practical-end-it-can-never-be-a-means/)

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

> [“Well as, one judge said to the other, 'Be just and if you can't be just be arbitrary.' Regret cannot observe customary obscenities.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-s-burroughs/well-as-one-judge-said-to-the-other-be-just-and-if-you-can-t-be-just/)

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

> [After one look at this planet any visitor from outer space would say 'I want to see the manager.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-s-burroughs/after-one-look-at-this-planet-any-visitor-from-outer-space-would-say/)

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

> [For seven days she lay in bed looking sullenly at the ceiling as though resenting the death she had cultivated for so many years.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-s-burroughs/for-seven-days-she-lay-in-bed-looking-sullenly-at-the-ceiling-as/)

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

> [When you stop growing you start dying.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-s-burroughs/when-you-stop-growing-you-start-dying/)

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

> [Life is a cutup. And to pretend that you write or paint in a timeless vacuum is just simply . . . not .…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-s-burroughs/life-is-a-cutup-and-to-pretend-that-you-write-or-paint-in-a-timeless/)

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

> [When all lies, deceit, pretense is stripped away, what remains? The truth of a painting, or a book or a man.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-s-burroughs/when-all-lies-deceit-pretense-is-stripped-away-what-remains-the-truth/)

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

> [“There is no final enough of wisdom, experience - any fucking thing. No Holy Grail, No Final Satori, no solution. Just conflict. Only thing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-s-burroughs/there-is-no-final-enough-of-wisdom-experience-any-fucking-thing-no/)

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

> [“For John Dillinger In hope he is still alive Thanksgiving Day, November 28, 1986 In hope he is still alive Thanks for the wild…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-s-burroughs/for-john-dillinger-in-hope-he-is-still-alive-thanksgiving-day/)

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

> [“Did I ever tell you about the man who taught his asshole to talk? His whole abdomen would move up and down, you dig,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-s-burroughs/did-i-ever-tell-you-about-the-man-who-taught-his-asshole-to-talk-his/)

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

> [You need a good bedside manner with doctors or you will get nowhere.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-s-burroughs/you-need-a-good-bedside-manner-with-doctors-or-you-will-get-nowhere/)

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

> [There couldn't be a society of people who didn't dream. They'd be dead in two weeks.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-s-burroughs/there-couldn-t-be-a-society-of-people-who-didn-t-dream-they-d-be-dead/)

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

> [I prefer cats to people, for the most part. Most people aren't cute at all, and if they are cute they very rapidly outgrow…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-s-burroughs/i-prefer-cats-to-people-for-the-most-part-most-people-aren-t-cute-at/)

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

> [ \[Arab peoples\] are stuck back thousands of years and they think they're going to get out with a TV set. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-s-burroughs/arab-peoples-are-stuck-back-thousands-of-years-and-they-think-they-re/)

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

> [“It is not the intensity but the duration of pain that breaks the will to resist.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-s-burroughs/it-is-not-the-intensity-but-the-duration-of-pain-that-breaks-the-will/)

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

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