Quotes by William S. Burroughs

Happiness is a byproduct of function, purpose, and conflict those who seek happiness for itself seek victory without war.

Man is an artifact designed for space travel. He is not designed to remain in his present biologic state any more than a tadpole is designed to remain a tadpole.

There couldn’t be a society of people who didn’t dream. They’d be dead in two weeks.

After a shooting spree, they always want to take the guns away from the people who didn’t do it. I sure as hell wouldn’t want to live in a society where the only people allowed guns are the police and the military.

In deep sadness there is no place for sentimentality.

Like all pure creatures, cats are practical.

Admittedly, a homosexual can be conditioned to react sexually to a woman, or to an old boot for that matter. In fact, both homo – and heterosexual experimental subjects have been conditioned to react sexually to an old boot, and you can save a lot of money that way.

Your mind will answer most questions if you learn to relax and wait for the answer.

Your knowledge of what is going on can only be superficial and relative.

The aim of education is the knowledge, not of facts, but of values.