5th February: William S Burroughs

William S Burroughs was born on this date in 1914. Here are some words of wisdom from him:

1. After one look at this planet any visitor from outer space would say 'I want to see the manager.'
2. Sometimes paranoia's just having all the facts.
3. Artists to my mind are the real architects of change, and not the political legislators who implement change after the fact.
4. Nothing is true, everything is permitted.
5. Your mind will answer most questions if you learn to relax and wait for the answer.
6. Only those who can leave behind everything they have ever believed in can hope to escape.
7. You can't fake quality any more than you can fake a good meal.
8. Silence is only frightening to people who are compulsively verbalizing.
9. The cat does not offer services. The cat offers itself. Of course he wants care and shelter. You don't buy love for nothing.
10. I am getting so far out one day I won't come back at all.