William S. Burroughs Quotes
Truth is used to vitalize a statement rather than devitalize it. Truth implies more than a simple statement of fact. "I don't have any whiskey," may be a fact but it is not a truth.
Burroughs, William S. The Letters of William S. Burroughs, 1945-1959. Edited by Oliver Harris, Viking, 1993.
The general offered Geronimo a house and land to him and his followers if they surrendered. The Indian chief observed that such promises had been made and broken before by the whites. The Indians surrendered. They were shackled and deported to Florida.
Mrs Shehan was trying to have a meeting with the President to ask why the nations was occupying Iraq.
William Seward Burroughs II was an American writer, visual artist, spoken word performer and chaos magician credited as a primary figure of the Beat Generation and a major postmodern author who influenced popular culture and literature. Burroughs wrote eighteen novels and novellas, six collections of short stories and four collections of essays, and five books have been published of his interviews and correspondences. He also collaborated on projects and recordings with numerous performers and musicians and made many appearances in films. He was also briefly known by the pen name William Lee. Burroughs created and exhibited thousands of paintings and other visual artworks, including his celebrated 'Shotgun Art'.
