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withnailrules · 6 months

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Life is a vacation from two eternities, who wants to waste those precious years worrying about what happens when you get back to forever?

—William S. Burroughs

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sictransitgloriamvndi · 7 months

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“What does the money machine eat? It eats youth, spontaneity, life, beauty and above all it eats creativity. It eats quality and shits out quantity.” ― William S. Burroughs

#art #william s. burroughs #naked lunch #american beat poets #what does the money machine eat?

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twixnmix · 9 months

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Keith Haring, William S. Burroughs and John Giorno in Lawrence, Kansas, September 1987.

#keith haring #william s. burroughs #john giorno #1987 #pop art #1980s #1980s art

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elizabethanism · 3 months

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"My relationship with cats has saved me from a deadly and pervasive ignorance. I prefer cats to people, for the most part. Most people aren't cute at all, and if they are cute they very rapidly outgrow it."

William S. Burroughs

#William S. Burroughs #Cats

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thoughtkick · 11 days

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No one is ever really alone. You are part of everything alive.

William S. Burroughs

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disease · 1 month

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“WILLIAM BURROUGHS” (NYC) ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE // 1981 [gelatin silver print | 19 1/8 × 15 1/4”]

#robert mapplethorpe #william s. burroughs #portrait #80s #film photography #analog #black and white #monochrome #NYC #contemporary art #american #photography #u

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davidhudson · 3 months

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William S. Burroughs, February 5, 1914 – August 2, 1997.

1960 photo by Harriet Crowder.

#william s. burroughs #harriet crowder #literature

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hisiggy · 4 months

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William s Burroughs New Year’s Eve 1969

#william s. burroughs #beat poetry #candy darling #contemporary art #ethel cain #chloe sevigny #harmony korine #music #brittany murphy #hari nef #john waters #nick zedd #writers and poets #poetry #experimental #2024 #bye bye #crying on new years

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lostfunzones · 4 months

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William S. Burroughs at the old punk club in Lawrence KS, The Outhouse.

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quotemadness · 11 months

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No one is ever really alone. You are part of everything alive.

William S. Burroughs

#William S. Burroughs #quotes #quote #lit #literature

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nobrashfestivity · 1 month

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William S. Burroughs A Green Oasis in Red Desert 1982

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2001hz · 1 year

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'Naked Lunch' Japanese Poster Illustrated By: Hajime Sorayama (1991)

#naked lunch #william s. burroughs #david cronenberg #film #hajime sorayama #illustrations #poster #japan #fantasy #drama #1991

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fawnvelveteen · 1 year

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William S. Burroughs at the Met by Allen Ginsberg, c. 1953

#William S. Burroughs #Allen Ginsberg #the met #1950s #1953 #museum

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perfectfeelings · 5 months

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No one is ever really alone. You are part of everything alive.

William S. Burroughs

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chaoselph · 5 months

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Francis Bacon and William Burroughs

#francis bacon #william s. burroughs #william burroughs

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thoughtkick · 6 months

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There is no intensity of love or feeling that does not involve the risk of crippling hurt. It is a duty to take this risk, to love and feel without defense or reserve.

William S. Burroughs

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