“I deplore brutality,” he said. “It’s not efficient. On the other hand, prolonged mistreatment, short of physical violence, gives rise, when skillfully applied, to anxiety and a feeling of special guilt. A few rules or rather guiding principles are to be borne in mind. The subject must not realize that the mistreatment is a deliberateContinue reading “RKS Literature: A Preference for Prolonged Mistreatment Over Brutality (William S. Burroughs)”
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RKS Literature: Senior Geezers and Junkies (William S. Burroughs)
“I made the round with him once for kicks. You know how old people lose all shame about eating, and it makes you puke to watch them? Old junkies are the same about junk. They gibber and squeal at the sight of it. The spit hangs off their chin, and their stomach rumbles and allContinue reading “RKS Literature: Senior Geezers and Junkies (William S. Burroughs)”
