William Seward Burroughs quotes

“Be just and if you can't be just, be arbitrary.”

— William Seward Burroughs

“Black magic operates most effectively in preconscious, marginal areas. Casual curses are the most effective.”

— William Seward Burroughs

“Which came first the intestine or the tapeworm?”

— William Seward Burroughs

“Perhaps all pleasure is only relief.”

— William Seward Burroughs

“The only possible ethic is to do what one wants to do.”

— William Seward Burroughs

“The way to kill a man or a nation is to cut off his dreams, the way the whites are taking care of the Indians: killing their dreams, their magic, their familiar spirits.”

— William Seward Burroughs

“Like all pure creatures, cats are practical.”

— William Seward Burroughs

“Your knowledge of what is going on can only be superficial and relative.”

— William Seward Burroughs

“Smash the control images. Smash the control machine.”

— William Seward Burroughs