God Damn Floating Whorehouse, Death Is the Navigator

William S Burroughs - the Third Mind

This is one of my favourite quotes, it’s evocative, bizarre and open to interpretation. Burroughs created the phrase using the cut-up technique for his novel ‘The Third mind’.

Goddamn Floating Whorehouse

Below is a video of Robert Anton Wilson discussing Burroughs use of the cut-up, mentioning his favourite quote (the same as mine).