“Despair is a narcotic. It lulls the mind into indifference.”
“Books are a narcotic.”
“Williamsburg was stifling, narcotized by the heat.”
“Ego is the world's worst narcotic”
“The sage has in the world an appearance of indecision, and keeps his mind in a state of indifference to all.”
“Narcotics cannot still the ToothThat nibbles at the soul --”