He asked if i wouldn't like to live completely without problems, say in greece maybe, nice climate, everything provided? i say: "when we find out what we are actually doing and who we actually are, that is the point of living...it may be only a few seconds...a few seconds of significant actions, out of a lifetime.
William S. BurroughsThe best way to keep something bad from happening is to see it ahead of time... and you can't see it if you refuse to face the possibility.
William S. BurroughsIn this world, [of Flash and Filigree] nothing is true, and censure or outrage is simply irrelevant.
William S. BurroughsNobody's busting into YOUR apartment at three in the morning, are they? Well, then don't worry about what they're doing in South Korea and places like that. It's like the standard of living. Are you content to achieve your higher standard of living at the expense of people all over the world who've got a lower standard of living? Most Americans would say yes. Now we ask the question, are you content to enjoy your political freedom at the expense of people who are less free? I think they would also say yes.
William S. Burroughs