Quote by William S. Burroughs

Kerouac and I are not real at all. The only thing about a writer is that he has written, and not his so-called life. 'And we (will) all die and the stars will go out, one after another.'

Kerouac and I are not real at all. The only thing about a wr

Summary

This quote suggests that the presence or existence of writers, like Kerouac and the speaker, is not based on their own personal realities but rather on the act of their writing. It emphasizes that a writer's true essence lies not in their so-called life experiences, but in the words they have put on paper. The idea of mortality also permeates the quote, hinting at the transient nature of human lives and the eventual fading of everything, including the accomplishments of writers, as the stars eventually extinguish.

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By William S. Burroughs

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