“Novel writing is like heroin addiction; it takes everything you've got.”
“Writing to me is like being addicted to heroin… it’s hard and its mean, but you just can’t stop.”
“I got addicted. News, particularly daily news, is more addictive than crack cocaine, more addictive than heroin, more addictive than cigarettes. ”
“She was addicted to literature like some people were addicted to heroin.”
“He was like chocolate-covered heroin, and I was an addict through and through.”
“His touch was like heroin in my veins, and I was a grateful addict.”