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More William S. Burroughs quotes

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I have learned the junk equation. Junk is not, like alcohol or weed, a means of increased enjoyment of life. Junk is not a kick. It is a way of life.

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I knew that I no longer wanted to take junk. If I could have made one decision, it would have been no more junk, ever, but when it came to the process...

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The question is frequently asked: Why does a man become a drug addict?The answer is that he usually does not intend to become an addict. You don’t wak...

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A junkie runs on junk time. When his junk is cut off, the clock runs down and stops. All he can do is hang on and wait for non-junk time to start. A s...

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A room full of fags gives me the horrors. They jerk around like puppets on invisible strings, galvanized into hideous activity that is the negation of...

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The face of "evil" is always the face of total need. A dope fiend is a man in total need of dope. Beyond a certain frequency need knows absolutely no ...