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“I'm not a drug salesman. I'm a writer.” Kurt Vonnegut, “Cat's Cradle” - 1963

“Real children don’t go hoppity-skip unless they are on drugs.” Terry Pratchett, “Hogfather” - 1996

“I had been the first to recommend the use of cocaine, in 1885, and this recommendation had brought serious reproaches down on me.” Sigmund Freud, “The Interpretation of Dreams” - 1899

“When I was growing up they used to say, "Robin, drugs can kill you." And now that I'm 58, my doctor's going, "Robin, you need drugs to live."” Robin Williams, “Weapons of Self Destruction” - 2009

“The idea that creative endeavor and mind-altering substances are entwined is one of the great pop-intellectual myths of our time.” Stephen King, “On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft” - 2000

“It’s only in drugs or death we’ll see anything new, and death is just too controlling.” Chuck Palahniuk, “Survivor” - 1999

“Drug addicts kill themselves trying to get that feeling they got from their first high, looking for an experience they’ll never get again.” Jay-Z, “Decoded” - 2010

“Drugs age you after mental excitement. Lethargy then.” James Joyce, “Ulysses” - 1922

“the more society treats drug addiction as a crime, the more money drug dealers will make 'relieving' the suffering of the addicts.” Jay-Z, “Decoded” - 2010

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