Black magic operates most effectively in preconscious, marginal areas. Casual curses are the most effective.
William S. BurroughsWhether you like it or not, you are committed to the human endeavor. I cannot ally myself with such a purely negative goal as avoidance of suffering. Suffering is a chance you take by the fact of being alive.
William S. BurroughsIf, after spending time with a person, you feel as though you've lost a quart of plasma, avoid that person in the future.
William S. BurroughsAll abilities are paid for with disabilities. perfect health may entail the heavy toll of bovine stupidity. insight into one area involves blind spots in another.
William S. BurroughsForward steps are made by giving up old armor because words are built into you - in the soft typewriter of the womb you do not realize the word-armor you carry; for example, when you read this page your eyes move irresistibly from left to right following the words that you have been accustomed to.
William S. Burroughs