William S. Burroughs Quotes

Most serious writers refuse to make themselves available to the things that technology is doing. I've never been able to understand this sort of fear.

William S. Burroughs

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: February 5, 1914 - August 2, 1997

Topics

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You have to prepare yourself physically as much as possible for a bad wipeout.

Joel Parkinson

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I choose to do unattractive people, because then I can pretend they think they're attractive.

Amy Sedaris

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There's an intelligent redneck in all of us somewhere.

Rodney Atkins

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Writing is solitary. You spend so much time alone and in your own mind, telling stories.

Ruth Ozeki

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At the time I was diagnosed with Crohn's disease, my doctors told me that I had an incurable illness and they didn't know much about it.

Mary Ann Mobley

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Music is chaos. When I write songs, I'm opening the door to madness.

Josh Tillman

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Michael Jackson was a Gemini. Kanye, Lauryn Hill, a lot of people that are amazing artists are Geminis.

Jorja Smith

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What is guilt? Guilt is the pledge drive constantly hammering in our heads that keeps us from fully enjoying the show. Guilt is the reason they put the articles in Playboy.

Dennis Miller

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I believe in believing. My coach John Kavanagh is a big atheist, and he is always trying to persuade people to his way of thinking, and I think, 'What a waste of energy.' If people want to believe in this god or that god, that's fine by me; believe away. But I think we can be our own gods. I believe in myself.

Conor McGregor

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I don't have to wait until the next morning to regret something I did that was kinda dumb.

Bobby Knight

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Your mind burns a lot of calories. Writing can feel like a physical workout.

Philipp Meyer

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I thought that there might be something unsatisfying about directing two Tolkien movies after 'Lord of the Rings.' I'd be trying to compete with myself and deliberately doing things differently.

Peter Jackson

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