I used to say, for me, writing was like walking a high wire, and heroin made me forget there was no net. Which is a fancy way of saying dope made me forget how shitty I felt for being on dope.
Heroin spread that soft blanket over everything. But once the blanket was ripped off, it took a layer of skin with it, leaving nothing but nerve ends… - Jerry Stahl
Heroin spread that soft blanket over everything. But once the blanket was ripped off, it took a layer of skin with it, leaving nothing but nerve ends…
- Jerry Stahl
I need - and occasionally love - to write for the same reasons I always did: hard as writing is, it's generally easier than life. - Jerry Stahl
I need - and occasionally love - to write for the same reasons I always did: hard as writing is, it's generally easier than life.
In my family, misery didn't just love company, it wanted hostages. - Jerry Stahl
In my family, misery didn't just love company, it wanted hostages.
A waft of sweet hash drifted by, and I wanted to float after it like Wimpy levitating at the scent of a hamburger. - Jerry Stahl
A waft of sweet hash drifted by, and I wanted to float after it like Wimpy levitating at the scent of a hamburger.
Jake La Botz is a creator of dark poetry and haunting song, the kind of music that gets in your bones and rides you for days, a sound and vision only… - Jerry Stahl
Jake La Botz is a creator of dark poetry and haunting song, the kind of music that gets in your bones and rides you for days, a sound and vision only…
All of us, at some point in life, choose our cliché. - Jerry Stahl
All of us, at some point in life, choose our cliché.
It's not like I was an alkie or anything. Alcohol is for cleaning needles - Jerry Stahl
It's not like I was an alkie or anything. Alcohol is for cleaning needles
You may think you don't want to throw your life away for mere fleeting euphoria. But, once you get a taste, it doesn't feel so mere. From then on the… - Jerry Stahl
You may think you don't want to throw your life away for mere fleeting euphoria. But, once you get a taste, it doesn't feel so mere. From then on the…
The traditional dictionary definition of the difference is that an alcoholic will steal your wallet in a blackout, come to, and apologize for it. A j… - Jerry Stahl
The traditional dictionary definition of the difference is that an alcoholic will steal your wallet in a blackout, come to, and apologize for it. A j…
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