Quotes by William S. Burroughs

William Seward Burroughs II was an American writer and visual artist. Burroughs was a primary figure of the Beat Generation and a major postmodernist author whose influence is considered to have affected a range of popular culture as well as literature.

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Your mind will answer most questions if you learn to relax and wait for the answer.

Mind & ApprehensionWilliam S. Burroughs
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My relationships with my cats has saved me from a deadly, pervasive ignorance.

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Like all pure creatures, cats are practical.

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The aim of education is the knowledge, not of facts, but of values.

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

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