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Reads tagged with “William S. Burroughs”

William S. Burroughs on Love
William S. Burroughs on Love

“Love? What is It? Most natural painkiller what there is. LOVE.”

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William S. Burroughs on Creativity
William S. Burroughs on Creativity

“The price an artist pays for doing what he wants is that he has to do it.”

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Politically Incorrect Advice to the Young from William S. Burroughs, Remixed
Politically Incorrect Advice to the Young from William S. Burroughs, Remixed

“Any old soul is worth saving at least to a priest, but not every soul is worth buying.”

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William S. Burroughs and Tennessee Williams Talk Writing, Drugs, and Death in 1977
William S. Burroughs and Tennessee Williams Talk Writing, Drugs, and Death in 1977

“Deliberate, conscienceless mendacity, the acceptance of falsehood and hypocrisy, is the most dangerous of all sins.”

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Cats, Guns, and Books: William S. Burroughs’s Daily Routine
Cats, Guns, and Books: William S. Burroughs’s Daily Routine

For breakfast, “a salted soft-boiled egg with toast, or perhaps fresh-squeezed lemonade, and two cups of very sweet tea.”

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