William S. Burroughs1914–1997The quotations of
William S. Burroughs
American novelist, short story writer, essayist, painter, and spoken word performer
1914–1997
11 quotes, most often on Government, Freedom and Health.
- The Western Lands (1987), ch. 2
- “Letter from a Master Addict to Dangerous Drugs”, written in 1956, first published in The British Journal of Addiction, Vol. 52, No. 2 (January 1957), p. 1 and later used as footnotes in Naked Lunch
- Grand Street, no. 37 & The War Universe (1992)
- Naked Lunch (1959), “Benway”, p. 31
- The Place Of Dead Roads (1983), p. 155
From symbiosis to parasitism is a short step. The word is now a virus.
The Ticket That Exploded (1962)Hustlers of the world, there is one Mark you cannot beat: The Mark Inside.
Naked Lunch (1959), “Rube”, p. 11Junk takes everything and gives nothing but insurance against junk sickness.
Junkie (1953)Our national drug is alcohol. We tend to regard the use of any other drug with special horror.
Naked Lunch, “Deposition: Testimony Concerning a Sickness”, p. 201- Cities of the Red Night (1981)
- Junkie (1953)
