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When I become death, death is the seed from which I grow.

— William S. Burroughs

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  2. Word is a virus.
  3. Thou shalt not drop an atom bomb or even shit one out in the first place - I'm talking to you, Robert Oppenheimer.
  4. Words, colors, light, sound, stone, wood, bronze belong to the living artist. They belong to anyone who can use them. Loot the Louvre!... S…
  5. Thou shalt not blow pot-smoke into the face of my pet. Say's whom who want's to get high.
  6. Thou shalt not be such a shit, you don't know you are one.
  7. There's something wrong with that boy. He frowns for no good reason.
  8. There is no line between the 'real world' and 'world of myth and symbol.' Objects, sensations, hit with the impact of hallucination.

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Topics in this quote

  • change
  • life
  • death
  • growth
  • renewal
  • transformation

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