Forward steps are made by giving up old armor because words are built into you - in the soft typewriter of the womb you do not realize the word-armor you carry; for example, when you read this page your eyes move irresistibly from left to right following the words that you have been accustomed to.


Burroughs Live: The Collected Interviews of William S. Burroughs, 1960-1997 (ed. Semiotext, 2001)

William S. Burroughs Quotes

Forward steps are made by giving up old armor because words are built into you - in the soft typewriter of the womb you do not realize the word-armor ...

Forward steps are made by giving up old armor because words are built into you - in the soft typewriter of the womb you do not realize the word-armor ...

Forward steps are made by giving up old armor because words are built into you - in the soft typewriter of the womb you do not realize the word-armor ...

Forward steps are made by giving up old armor because words are built into you - in the soft typewriter of the womb you do not realize the word-armor ...