William S. Burroughs

"The real problem is not whether machines think but whether men do."

"To say the word Alcohol is to say the word Humanity."

"I think that writing is a disease you cannot cure."

"If you're not ready to die for it, put the word 'freedom' out of your vocabulary."

"Western man is the only animal that has erect posture and an enormous brain. This is a very dangerous combination."

"Time is the fire in which we burn."

"I am waiting for the moment of surrender."

"You don't have to act crazy to be a writer. You just have to be able to look like you might."

"The precarious magic of existence."

"Paranoia is just a heightened state of awareness."

"Never should work go until the work is complete."

"A question mark in the shape of a man."

"Nobody owns you."

"The pen is mightier than the sword."

"Control is the only game worth playing."

"Human consciousness is just not equipped to visualize decaying atoms in a vacant lot."

"I love my country, but I think we should see other people."

"Advertising is the most insidious form of violence."

"Morphine is the only cure for morphine."

"The illusion of difference is the only thing that keeps us alive."

"You can make obscene amounts of money."

"The way to a man's heart is through his stomach."

"I consider myself a prophet."

"A junky's life is a lot more interesting than a worker's life."

"The function of a writer is that of a revolutionary."

"Apomorphine is the only real cure for the opiate habit."

"I would say that consciousness is the most important thing."

"Decent people don't make history."

"Nothing true can be said about anything important."

"The future is whatever we have in mind to write."