Quote by William Burroughs
Perhaps all pleasure is only relief. - William Burroughs

Perhaps all pleasure is only relief. – William Burroughs

Other quotes by William Burroughs

Virtue is simply happiness, and happiness is a by-product of function. You are happy when you are functioning. – William Burroughs

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Happiness
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This is a war universe. War all the time. That is its nature. There may be other universes based on all sorts of other principles, but ours seems to be based on war and games. – William Burroughs

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Nature
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Other Quotes from
Pleasure
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I am pretty sure that, if you will be quite honest, you will admit that a good rousing sneeze, one that tears open your collar and throws your hair into your eyes, is really one of lifes sensational pleasures. – Robert Benchley

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Pleasure

The rule of my life is to make business a pleasure, and pleasure my business. – Aaron Burr

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Pleasure

For the rational, psychologically healthy man, the desire for pleasure is the desire to celebrate his control over reality. For the neurotic, the desire for pleasure is the desire to escape from reality. – Nathaniel Branden

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Pleasure

Why not seize the pleasure at once, how often is happiness destroyed by preparation, foolish preparations. – Jane Austen

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Pleasure

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Remember always that the composers pen is still mightier than the bow of the violinist in you lie all the possibilities of the creation of beauty. – John Philip Sousa

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