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

~William S. Burroughs

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The aim of education is the knowledge, not of facts, but of values.

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In deep sadness there is no place for sentimentality.

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

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The purpose of technology is not to confuse the brain but to serve the body.

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My relationships with my cats has saved me from a deadly, pervasive ignorance.

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Sometimes paranoia's just having all the facts.

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Visual art and writing don't exist on an aesthetic hierarchy that positions one above the other, because each is capable of things the other can't do at all. Sometimes one picture is equal to 30 pages of discourse, just as there are things images are completely incapable of communicating.

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Language is a virus from outer space.

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Happiness is a byproduct of function, purpose, and conflict; those who seek happiness for itself seek victory without war.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Writer

Born: February 5th, 1914

Died: August 2nd, 1997

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