"There are only three things to say about cocaine. One, there is no such thing as enough. Two, it will never be as good as the first time. Three, those first two facts constitute a tragedy of expense in ways that can't be experienced unless you've had cocaine. ... Your brain will settle into a puddle around your sinuses and you will die."

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Source : Eve Babitz (2015). “Eve's Hollywood”, p.96, New York Review of Books

Eve Babitz

#Two Quotes #Brain Quotes #Tragedy Quotes

“Customers want good value, but they care more than ever how food and clothing products are made.”
“As regards my feelings about drummers - there's Buddy Rich, and then there's everybody else.”
“An actress, around 40, on television, that's where you get the most torture, I think.”
“There are two types of Chinese growing up in America. One is the kind that does really well in school, with thick, thick glasses. And the other is involved with the gangs.”
“Make your product easier to buy than your competition, or you will find your customers buying from them, not you.”

Source : Mark Cuban (2011). “How to Win at the Sport of Business: If I Can Do It, You Can Do It”, p.81, Diversion Books
“Now is the time to unite the soul and the world. Now is the time to see the sunlight dancing as one with the shadows.”
“A big book is like a serious relationship; it requires a commitment. Not only that, but there's no guarantee that you will enjoy it, or that it will have a happy ending. Kind of like going out with a girl, having to spend time every day with her - with absolutely no guarantee of nailing her in the end. No thanks.”
“I went to Catholic high school for half a year and religion wasn't the cool thing to talk about even at a catholic high school. It never came up.”

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