Quote #47

There is no line between the 'real world' and 'world of myth and symbol.' Objects, sensations, hit with the impact of hallucination.

More from William S. Burroughs

  1. There couldn't be a society of people who didn't dream. They'd be dead in two weeks.
  2. There's something wrong with that boy. He frowns for no good reason.
  3. The 'Other Half' is the word. The 'Other Half' is an organism. Word is an organism. The presence of the 'Other Half' is a seperate organism…
  4. Thou shalt not be such a shit, you don't know you are one.
  5. The mark of a basic shit is that he has to be right.
  6. Thou shalt not blow pot-smoke into the face of my pet. Say's whom who want's to get high.
  7. Survive, it's the name of the game. Would I give a shit about these people?
  8. Thou shalt not drop an atom bomb or even shit one out in the first place - I'm talking to you, Robert Oppenheimer.

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