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‘Perhaps our addictions are similar to Rilke’s dragons which can turn into princesses: if we turn and face them, there lies the surprise of the divine.’

‘It is a mistake to reduce the life and work or the creative person to his disease. But it is also a mistake to ignore a disease such as addiction and romanticize its relation to creativity.’

‘Intenseness and duration are as ancient enemies as fire and water. They are mutually destructive. They cannot co-exist.’