You need an entire drama to construct your life around to avoid living it.

If you're here for four more years or four more weeks, you're here right now. I think when you're somewhere, you ought to be there. It's not about how long you stay in a place, it's about what you do while you're there, and when you go, is that place any better for your having been there?

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.

It's not like I was an alkie or anything. Alcohol is for cleaning needles

There's no deodorant for desperation.

At 17, all I wanted was to be a famous junky. Like all my heroes.

You need an entire drama to construct your life around to avoid living it.