Addiction Quotes

We live on the cusp of death thinking that it won't be us

If I can be an example of gettin' sober, then I can be an example of startin' over.

The trust that I once built has been betrayed. But I'd rather live tellin' the truth and be judged for my mistakes, than falsely held up, given props, loved and praised.

I have absolutely no pleasure in the stimulants in which I sometimes so madly indulge. It has not been in the pursuit of pleasure that I have periled life and reputation and reason. It has been the desperate attempt to escape from torturing memories, from a sense of insupportable loneliness and a dread of some strange impending doom.

Every form of addiction is bad, no matter whether the narcotic be alcohol or morphine or idealism.

Addiction is a tunnel that wakes you up in the middle of the night.
Everything else happens out here in the light.

One hot afternoon during the era in which you’ve gotten yourself ridiculously tangled up with heroin you will be riding the bus and thinking what a worthless piece of crap you are when a little girl will get on the bus holding...two purple balloons. She’ll offer you one of the balloons, but you won’t take it because you believe you no longer have a right to such tiny beautiful things. You’re wrong. You do.

The junk merchant doesn't sell his product to the consumer, he sells the consumer to his product. He does not improve and simplify his merchandise. He degrades and simplifies the client.

A ghost in daylight on a crowded street.

They proved that if you quit smoking, it will prolong your life. What they haven't proved is that a prolonged life is a good thing. I haven't seen the stats on that yet.

I'll die young, but it's like kissing God.

The three most harmful addictions are heroin, carbohydrates, and a monthly salary.

Cocaine habit-forming? Of course not. I ought to know. I've been using it for years.

To many, total abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.

The rush of battle is often a potent and lethal addiction, for war is a drug.