Short guide to civilized living

According to The Right Rev. Beau Daschious this
below is attributed to William S. Burroughs:

If you’re doing business with a religious son of a bitch, get it in writing; his word isn’t worth shit, not with the good lord telling him how to fuck you on the deal.

If, after having been exposed to someone’s presence, you feel as if you’ve lost a quart of plasma, avoid that presence. You need it like you need pernicious anemia. We don’t like to hear the word “vampire” around here; we’re trying to improve our public image.

Build up a kindly, avuncular, benevolent image; “interdependence” is the keyword — enlightened interdependence. Life in all its rich variety, take a little, leave a little. . .

According to my pappy, always get it in writing.
It's worked for me over the years. You never
really know how the other guy is gonna act and it's
easier to get a payback or shame him if he fucks a
deal with his signature attached.

That works both ways, in case you forgot.

Like the man says tho, "..take a little leave a little..."
or 'take a lot and leave a lot' or 'take nothing and
leave nothing'.

Now, if you hang around folks that don't subscribe
to the previous paragraph, expect to be in the line
of fire when retribution visits. You can make of that
what you will.