William S. Burroughs

William S. Burroughs was an American writer and a key figure of the Beat Generation, known for his novel 'Naked Lunch' and his innovative narrative style.

"I knew that I no longer wanted to take junk. If I could have made one decision, it would have been no more junk, ever, but when it came to the process of quitting I did not have the drive. It gave me a terrible feeling of helplessness to watch myself break every schedule I set up, as though I did not have control over my actions."
William S. Burroughs
"The price an artist pays for doing what he wants is that he has to do it."
William S. Burroughs
"No body of knowledge needs an organizational policy. Organizational policy can only impede the advancement of knowledge. There is a basic incompatibility between any organization and freedom of thought."
William S. Burroughs
"The aim of education is the knowledge, not of facts, but of values."
William S. Burroughs
"Nobody owns life, but anyone who can pick up a frying pan owns death."
William S. Burroughs