William S. Burroughs Quotes

William S. Burroughs Quotes

William S. Burroughs Quotes

Consider the following quotes by William S. Burroughs:

"Anything that can be done chemically can be done by other means."

"A functioning police state needs no police."

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

"A paranoid is someone who knows a little of what's going on."

"In the U.S. you have to be a deviant or exist in extreme boredom... Make no mistake, all intellectuals are deviants in the U.S."

"Junk is the ultimate merchandise. The junk merchant does not sell his product to the consumer, he sells the consumer to the product. He does not improve and simplify his merchandise, he degrades and simplifies the client."

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