"LSD was not a pharmacological agent generating exotic experiences by its interaction with the neurophysiological processes in the brain. This remarkable substance was clearly an unspecific catalyst of the deep dynamics of the human psyche. The experiences induced by it were not neurochemical artifacts, symptoms of a toxic psychosis as mainstream psychiatrists called it, but genuine manifestations of the human psyche itself."

-- Stanislav Grof

#Psychosis Quotes #Brain Quotes #Toxic Quotes

“A novel is really like a symphony where instrument after instrument has to come in at its own time, and no other.”
“Consumption is the sole end and purpose of all production; and the interest of the producer ought to be attended to, only so far as it may be necessary for promoting that of the consumer.”
“A bore is someone who deprives you of solitude without providing you with company.”
“That means Iâ€™m not just here for the pretty parts. Iâ€™m here no matter what.”
“A poet's object is not to tell what actually happened but what could or would happen either probably or inevitably.... For this reason poetry is something more scientific and serious than history, because poetry tends to give general truths while history gives particular facts.”
“If we can teach a teacher we can reach more people.”
“Just keep taking care of my body and all of that. Take care of your body, stay healthy. You'll be alright.”

Source : Interview with Dave Golokhov, www.askmen.com. May 8, 2014.
“When two partners always agree, one of them aint necessary.”

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