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Quotes from The Place Of Dead Roads‎ — William S. Burroughs

1914–1997 United States

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If the right to mind one's own business is recognized, the whole shit disposition is untenable and Hell hath no vociferous fury than an endangered parasite.

The Place Of Dead Roads‎ (1983)

The mark of a basic shit is that he has to be right.

The Place Of Dead Roads‎ (1983)

Victimless crimes are the lifeline of the RIGHT virus. And there is a growing recognition, even in official quarters, that victimless crimes should be removed from the books or subject to minimal penalties.

The Place Of Dead Roads‎ (1983)

You are a Shit Spotter. It's satisfying work. ... We have observed that most of the trouble in the world has been caused by ten to twenty percent of folks who can't mind their own business, because they have no business of their own to mind, any more than a smallpox virus.

The Place Of Dead Roads‎ (1983)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: William S. Burroughs (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.