William S. Burroughs Quotes

Gentle reader, the Fountain of Youth is radioactive, and those who imbibe its poisonous heavy waters will suffer the hideous fate of decaying metal. Yet almost without exception, the wretched idiot inhabitants of our benighted planet would gulp down this radioactive excrement if it were offered.

William S. Burroughs

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

YouthFateIdiotDownWillFountain

I'm from a family of bankers and businessmen, and here I am, the artist, the black sheep.

Matthew Quick

FamilyI AmBlackSheepArtistHere

As a teenager growing up in the suburbs of Washington, I ritually watched the Sunday-morning political talk shows with my family. We parsed and argued and jeered at the screen as national figures delivered careful, poll-tested talking points.

Anand Giridharadas

FamilyGrowing UpPoliticalTalking

Any nation that refuses to hold intercourse with other nations must expect to be excluded from this family.

Townsend Harris

FamilyNationHoldExpectMustAny

I think about the characters I've created, and then I sit down and start typing and see what they will do. There's a lot of subconscious thought that goes on. It amazes me to find out, a few chapters later, why I put someone in a certain place when I did.

Tom Clancy

MeStartThinkThoughtSomeoneDown

I'm like a tree. My leaves might change color, but my roots are the same.

Rose Namajunas

ChangeTreeRootsColorSameLike

Everyone needs an open mind and an accepting heart. With a combination of these two aspects, you will be able to communicate sensibly.

Lobsang Tenzin

HeartMindYouWillOpen MindOpen

I enjoy every moment because I believe that once we die, that's it. We're not coming back.

Juan Gabriel

MomentBelieveDieEnjoyBackOnce

I know what it's like to be in the closet! I know what it's like to be bullied and attacked because someone or some group thought I was different or below them... so, I'm coming out of the closet as an ally of equality for everyone; as an ally to hope.

Jason Alexander

HopeEqualityThoughtSomeoneKnow

Doesn't matter if I'm right or wrong - if I'm hungry or hot, I'm probably arguing with someone about something. Especially if that someone is rude.

Domhnall Gleeson

SomeoneWrongMatterRudeHotRight

God knows why nobody ever learns from the preceding generation - but they don't.

Doris Lessing

GodGenerationNobodyWhyKnows

Just as characteristic, perhaps, is the intellectual interdependence created through the development of the modern media of communication: post, telegraph, telephone, and popular press.

Christian Lous Lange

CommunicationMediaIntellectualPost

I have a staff of 12 people, so it's easy for them to handle all the management and the day to day at the company while I'm directing.

Chris Stokes

DayPeopleManagementEasyCompany

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