Inspirational
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Desperation is the raw material of drastic change. Only those who can leave behind everything they have ever believed in can hope to escape.
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William S. Burroughs
William S. Burroughs was an American writer and artist who was a major figure of the Beat Generation.
* He was born in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1914 and died in Lawrence, Kansas, in 1997.
* He is best known for his novels Naked Lunch and The Soft Machine.
* His work was often controversial and dealt with themes of drug use, homosexuality, and violence.
* He was a pioneer of the cut-up technique, a literary method that involves cutting up and rearranging text.
* His work has influenced a wide range of artists and writers, including David Bowie, Kurt Cobain, and Ian Curtis.
* He is considered one of the most important writers of the 20th century.
* He was born in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1914 and died in Lawrence, Kansas, in 1997.
* He is best known for his novels Naked Lunch and The Soft Machine.
* His work was often controversial and dealt with themes of drug use, homosexuality, and violence.
* He was a pioneer of the cut-up technique, a literary method that involves cutting up and rearranging text.
* His work has influenced a wide range of artists and writers, including David Bowie, Kurt Cobain, and Ian Curtis.
* He is considered one of the most important writers of the 20th century.
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Life
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Whether you like it or not, you are committed to the human endeavor. I cannot ally myself with such a purely negative goal as avoidance of suffering. Suffering is a chance you take by the fact of being alive.
Love
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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.
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