Like many nonconformist and beat generation writers, William S. Burroughs takes the outcasts of society as his theme.
William S. BurroughsDream long enough and dream hard enough you will come to know dreaming can make it so.
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