William S. Burroughs on Humor
Browse 5 quotations attributed to William S. Burroughs, catalogued under humor, with dates where available.
This page displays 5 quotations attributed to William S. Burroughs and filed under "humor" in QuoteLineage. The selection is ordered by stored importance and quality scores, not citation counts. A topic label describes how an entry is catalogued; it does not establish the theme's importance in the author's work.
Attributed to William S. Burroughs, entry #224023: "Last night I woke up with someone squeezing my hand. It was my other hand."
Attributed to William S. Burroughs, entry #197962: "Our national drug is alcohol. We tend to regard the use of any other drug with special horror."
5 Quotes by William S. Burroughs on Humor
"Last night I woke up with someone squeezing my hand. It was my other hand."
"Our national drug is alcohol. We tend to regard the use of any other drug with special horror."
"You need a good bedside manner with doctors or you will get nowhere."
"All modern systems are riddled with contradictions."
"Ever see a hot shot hit, kid? I saw the Gimp catch one in Philly. We rigged his room with a one-way whorehouse mirror and charged a sawski to watch it. He never got the needle out of his arm. They don't if the shot is right. That's the way they find them, dropper full of clotted blood hanging out of a blue arm. The look in his eyes when it hit --- Kid, it was tasty."