Did William S. Burroughs really say 'Artists are there to disturb the peace.'?

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Artists are there to disturb the peace.

— William S. Burroughs Modern · Naked Lunch, Beat writer

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"The only way to be free is to be totally disciplined."

"I'm not a grain of sand, I'm a desert."

"The word 'love' is a dirty word."

"I am a ghost. I am a writer. I am a junkie."

"I'm not a saint, I'm a sinner."

From 'The Job'

Date: 1969

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