Skip to content

Quote by William S. Burroughs

“He kisses the D.S.'s hand thrusting his fingers into his mouth (the D.S. must feel his toothless gums) complaining he has lost teeth "inna thervith". "Please Boss Man. I'll wipe your ass, I'll wash out your dirty condoms, I'll polish your shoes with the oil on my nose…” quote by William S. Burroughs — Download Open image

““He kisses the D.S.'s hand thrusting his fingers into his mouth (the D.S. must feel his toothless gums) complaining he has lost teeth "inna thervith". "Please Boss Man. I'll wipe your ass, I'll wash out your dirty condoms, I'll polish your shoes with the oil on my nose…””

William S. Burroughs

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.6 out of 5 (5 ratings)

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.”

William S. Burroughs

Image

“Well as, one judge said to the other, 'Be just and if you can't be just be arbitrary.' Regret cannot observe customary obscenities.”

William S. Burroughs

Image

After one look at this planet any visitor from outer space would say 'I want to see the manager.'

William S. Burroughs

Image

For seven days she lay in bed looking sullenly at the ceiling as though resenting the death she had cultivated for so many years.…

William S. Burroughs

Image

When you stop growing you start dying.

William S. Burroughs

Image

Life is a cutup. And to pretend that you write or paint in a timeless vacuum is just simply . . . not .…

William S. Burroughs

Image

When all lies, deceit, pretense is stripped away, what remains? The truth of a painting, or a book or a man.

William S. Burroughs

Image

“There is no final enough of wisdom, experience - any fucking thing. No Holy Grail, No Final Satori, no solution. Just conflict. Only thing…

William S. Burroughs

Image

“For John Dillinger In hope he is still alive Thanksgiving Day, November 28, 1986 In hope he is still alive Thanks for the wild…

William S. Burroughs

Image

“Did I ever tell you about the man who taught his asshole to talk? His whole abdomen would move up and down, you dig,…

William S. Burroughs

Image

You need a good bedside manner with doctors or you will get nowhere.

William S. Burroughs

Image

There couldn't be a society of people who didn't dream. They'd be dead in two weeks.

William S. Burroughs

Image

Explore all 484 William S. Burroughs quotes