Friday, October 1, 2010

William S. Burroughs: The Cat Inside


The time to pet a cat is when the cat is eating. That is not the time to pet a dog. It is good to pet a sleeping cat. He stretches and purrs in sleep. Better let sleeping dogs lie. I remember at the poetry festival in Rome, John Giorno ans I are going down to breakfast. A big dog is sleeping on a landing.
"This is a very friendly dog," John said, and bent down to pet the beast, who growled ominously and showed his yellow teeth.

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