I feel that the change, the mutation in consciousness, will occur spontaneously once certain pressures now in operation are removed. I feel that the principal instrument of monopoly and control that prevents expansion of consciousness is the word lines controlling thought, feeling and apparent sensory impressions of the human host.
William S. BurroughsThe line between inner and outer landscapes is breaking down. Earthquakes can result from seismic upheavals within the human mind. The whole random universe of the industrial age is breaking down into cryptic fragments.
William S. BurroughsQuien sabe? Not me. The older I get the less I sabe, the less wisdom, maturity and caution I have.
William S. BurroughsThanks, for a country where nobody is allowed to mind his own business. Thanks, for a nation of finks.
William S. BurroughsA writer does not own words any more than a painter owns colors. So lets dispense with this originality fetishโฆ Look, listen and transcribe and forget about being original.
William S. BurroughsOne very important aspect of art is that it makes people aware of what they know and donโt know they know... Once the breakthrough is made, there is a permanent expansion of awareness. But there is always a reaction of rage, of outrage, at the first breakthrough... So the artist, then, expands awareness. And once the breakthrough is made, this becomes part of the general awareness.
William S. Burroughs