Burroughs's voice is hard, derisive, inventive, free, funny, serious, poetic, indelibly American.
He was an outsider who lived by his ability to manipulate the inside.
When the ground starts moving, all bets are off.
The apparent ease of California life is an illusion, and those who believe the illusion will live here in only the most temporary way.
We are the stories we tell ourselves
Of course, you always think about how it will be read. I always aim for a reading in one sitting.