Eric Hodgins famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

  • But that's a side effect of alcohol, isn't it? Stopping to think about other people is not on the bar menu.

  • Writing is the process of finding something to distract you from writing, and of all the helpful distractions - adultery, alcohol and acedia, all of which aided our writing fathers - none can equal the Internet.

  • Tonight I'm the designated drinker.

  • An aged Burgundy runs with a beardless Port. I cherish the fancy that Port speaks sentences of wisdom, Burgundy sings the inspired Ode.

  • LSD wanted to tell me something.... It gave me an inner joy, an open mindedness, a gratefulness, open eyes and an internal sensitivity for the miracles of creation.

  • I was not looking now at an unusual flower arrangement. I was seeing what Adam had seen on the morning of his creation - the miracle, moment by moment, of naked existence.

  • I despise people who depend on these things [heroin and cocaine]. If you really want a mind-altering experience, look at a tree.

  • The real problem with all drugs is that they work. Fantastically. They're great, right up until the moment they kill you.

  • As applied to substance abuse, the cognitive approach helps individuals to come to grips with the problems leading to emotional distress and to gain a broader perspective on their reliance on drugs for pleasure and/or relief from discomfort.

  • I don’t take drugs because if I did I’d love them–I’d be a junkie. And because I’m Jewish, I’d probably be a dealer, too.