The traditional dictionary definition of the difference is that an alcoholic will steal your wallet in a blackout, come to, and apologize for it. A junkie will steal your wallet and then help you look for it. But ultimately I think all addictions boil down to just not being able to be with yourself for any long degree of time.
Jerry StahlHeroin spread that soft blanket over everything. But once the blanket was ripped off, it took a layer of skin with it, leaving nothing but nerve ends screaming in the breeze.
Jerry StahlHow do you write when you're not miserable? The solution, of course, is to make yourself miserable about not writing.
Jerry StahlI need - and occasionally love - to write for the same reasons I always did: hard as writing is, it's generally easier than life.
Jerry Stahl