William S. Burroughs Quotes & Sayings (Page 6)

William S. Burroughs quotes and sayings page 6 (deceased writer born on Feb 5, 1914). Here's quote # 51 through 60 out of the 66 we have for him.

“Smash the control images. Smash the control machine.”

“Americans have a special horror of giving up control, of letting things happen in their own way without interference.”

“The way to kill a man or a nation is to cut off his dreams, the way the whites are taking care of the Indians: killing their dreams, their magic, their familiar spirits.”

“An addict never stops growing. Stupider.”

“The purpose of technology is not to confuse the brain but to serve the body.”

“Scientology is a model control system, a state in fact with its own courts, police, rewards and penalties.”

“Thinking is not enough. There is no final enough of wisdom, experience - any... thing.”

“The world wasn't a more tolerant place when I was a young man. Rather, they simply sidestepped all the issues.”

“It is indeed difficult to make a living as a writer, and my advice to anyone contemplating a literary career is to have some other trade.”

“This is a war universe. War all the time. That is its nature. There may be other universes based on all sorts of other principles, but ours seems to be based on war and games.”