William S. Burroughs

The junk merchant doesn’t sell his product to the consumer, he sells the consumer to his product.

After one look at this planet any visitor from outer space would say 'I want to see the manager.'

After a certain point, there is no return. This point has to be reached.

The best way to keep a prisoner from escaping is to make sure he never knows he's in prison.

Sex is a form of communication. It's a way of saying I love you, or I hate you, or I want to kill you.

Gentlemen, I am a scientist. I am a novelist. I am a painter. I am a musician. I am a poet. I am a philosopher. I am a magician. I am a shaman. I am a witch doctor. I am a voodoo priest. I am a god. I am a devil. I am nothing. I am everything.

The word 'love' is a dirty word.

I am not a homosexual. I am a human being.

The only way to get rid of a habit is to drop it.

The only way to be free is to be totally disciplined.

I'm a junkie. I'm an addict. I'm a criminal. I'm a writer.

The only way to control a man is to make him believe he's free.

I am a man of my word. My word is death.

The only way to write is to write.

I'm not a beatnik. I'm a writer.

The only way to be a good writer is to be a bad person.

The only way to get out of the trap is to die.

I'm not a moralist. I'm a realist.

The only way to deal with life is to laugh at it.

I'm not a philosopher. I'm a writer.