Who said "There is a cosmic joke and we are on the receiving end."?

This quote is attributed to William S. Burroughs.

There is a cosmic joke and we are on the receiving end. - William S. Burroughs

"There is a cosmic joke and we are on the receiving end."

William S. Burroughs Humor

Novelist American 1914–1997

"When you stop growing you start dying."

"The true alchemists do not change lead into gold; they change the world into words."

"Language is a virus from outer space."

"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that very existence of such a world is a bafflement to you."

"Never underestimate the power of a good laugh."

"Laughter is the best medicine."

"A good laugh is the best medicine."

"Laughter is contagious and wonderful."