I'm not a beatnik. I'm a Catholic.

Burroughs is the greatest satirical writer since Jonathan Swift.

and the stars were icicles of mockery

I like it because its ugly

You have absolutely no regard but yourself and your damned kicks. All you think about is what's hanging between your legs and how much money or fun you can get out of people and then you just throw them aside. Not only that but you're silly about it. It never occurs to you that life is serious and that there are people trying to make something decent out of it instead of just goofing all the time.

I felt like lying down by the side of the trail and remembering it all

At night I closed my eyes and saw my bones threading the mud of my grave.