“Too often travel, instead of broadening the mind, merely lengthens the conversation. ”

“The test of literature is, I suppose, whether we ourselves live more intensely for the reading of it.”

“If good stuff happened to us until we died it wouldn't be called Life. It would be called Great.”

“The mind with many secrets can never rest.”

“Happiness is a temporary chemical imbalance of the true state of mind.”

“You can never, never have too many books”

“Instead of being a gift that separates us from the animals, free will has become my gaoler. Junkies are the ultimate outsider, not only are we outside of society: we are outside of nature. I spit, turn, and wander towards the beach. Heroin gave me wings but took away the sky.”