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“It is impossible to understand addiction without asking what relief the addict finds, or hopes to find, in the drug or the addictive behaviour.”
― In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction
― In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction
“Sometimes a man wants to be stupid if it lets him do a thing his cleverness forbids.”
― East of Eden
― East of Eden
“Not why the addiction but why the pain.”
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“There are all kinds of addicts, I guess. We all have pain. And we all look for ways to make the pain go away.”
― The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
― The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
“If one reads enough books one has a fighting chance. Or better, one's chances of survival increase with each book one reads.”
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Bert’s 2025 Year in Books
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