All cats do is purr and alienate the Master’s affections from my honest shit-eating face. Ratters, are they? Take a cat half an hour to kill a mouse. “‘Look at the services we provide and all cats do is loll around and purr. Dogs are hard-working animals that live to serve humans “as hunters and guards.” If they could talk, they might complain about cats: To understand what makes cats so important to Burroughs, you can compare what he has to say about dogs. “I am cast in the role of the Guardian, to create and nurture a creature that is part cat, part human, and part something as yet unimaginable …” “I simply could not stand to see my little cats hungry.” But there’s more to this than simple natural compassion. William Burroughs has to look after his cats. “What would you pay Christ to die again?” - Kenneth Patchen, from “O Fiery River” “Drown out the falsity, the smug contempt “For what does not pay …
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