William S. Burroughs

"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."

"After one look at this planet any visitor from outer space would say 'I want to see the manager.'"

"In deep sadness there is no place for sentimentality."

"Language is a virus from outer space."

"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."

"No one owns life, but anyone who can pick up a frying pan owns death."

"Silence is only frightening to people who are compulsively verbalizing."

"The way to kill a man or a nation is to cut off his dreams, the way the whites are taking care of the Indians: killing their dreams, their magic, their familiar spirits."

"You must learn to exist with no religion, no country, no allies. You must learn to live alone in silence."

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