The idea that addiction is somehow a psychological illness is, I think, totally ridiculous. It's as psychological as malaria. It's a matter of exposure. People, generally speaking, will take any intoxicant or any drug that gives them a pleasant effect if it is available to them.

The best way to keep something bad from happening is to see it ahead of time... and you can't see it if you refuse to face the possibility.

You need a good bedside manner with doctors or you will get nowhere.

Addiction is a disease of exposure. Doctors and nurses, for instance, have a high addiction rate.

Paranoia is just having the right information.

That old feeling is still in my leaking heart.

There is no line between the 'real world' and 'world of myth and symbol.' Objects, sensations, hit with the impact of hallucination.