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«There is no line between the 'real world' and 'world of myth and symbol.' Objects, sensations, hit with the impact of hallucination.»
Author: William S. Burroughs
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hallucination, hallucinations, impact, myth, real world, sensations, The Real World
«Any belief in Creators or Purpose is wishful thinking. And when you point out that perhaps ALL thinking is wishful, reactions of intense irritation give evidence that we are not dealing with logic but with faith.»
«NAKED Lunch -- a frozen moment when everyone sees what is on the end of every fork.»
Author: William S. Burroughs
«When I say madness I mean what I see in a nut house: beat, resigned, dim, diffuse, nowhere people. No fire no intensity no life. There is madness & madness if you want to stretch the word.»
«The people in power will not disappear voluntarily, giving flowers to the cops just isn't going to work. This thinking is fostered by the establishment; they like nothing better than love and nonviolence. The only way I like to see cops given flowers is in a flower pot from a high window.»
Author: William S. Burroughs
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cops, establishment, flower pot, flower power, fostered, nonviolence, The Establishment, voluntarily
«Intelligence and war are games, perhaps the only meaningful games left. If any player becomes too proficient, the game is threatened with termination.»
«Love? What is it? Most natural painkiller. What there is . . . LOVE.»
Author: William S. Burroughs
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painkiller
«Black magic operates most effectively in preconscious, marginal areas. Casual curses are the most effective.»
Author: William S. Burroughs
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areas, black magic, casual, curses, effectively, marginal, operates
«A functioning police state needs no police.»
Author: William S. Burroughs
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police state
«Never give succor to the mentally ill; it is a bottomless pit.»
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