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http://www.details.com/culture-trends/news-and-politics/201008/interview-boxing-mike-tyson
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Jean Cocteau (1889–1963) French poet, novelist, dramatist, designer, boxing manager and filmmaker
Opium (1929)
George Raymond Richard Martin (1948) American writer, screenwriter and television producer
Interview with Weird Tales (24 May 2007) http://weirdtales.net/wordpress/2007/05/24/george-rr-martin-on-magic-vs-science/ <br class="br">Context: I think that for science fiction, fantasy, and even horror to some extent, the differences are skin-deep. I know there are elements in the field, particularly in science fiction, who feel that the differences are very profound, but I do not agree with that analysis. I think for me it is a matter of the furnishings. An elf or an alien may in some ways fulfill the same function, as a literary trope. It’s almost a matter of flavor. The ice cream can be chocolate or it can be strawberry, but it’s still ice cream. The real difference, to my mind, is between romantic fiction, which all these genres are a part of, and mimetic fiction, or naturalistic fiction.
Viet Thanh Nguyen (1971) American author of fiction
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“You are my forbidden dream, the most addictive, the dream of every day that invades my mind.”
Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer
Original: Sei il mio sogno proibito, il più coinvolgente, il sogno di ogni giorno che invade la mia mente.
Source: prevale.net
“It is better to be addicted to opium than to be addicted to money.”
Nico (1938–1988) German musician, model and actress, one of Warhol's superstars
On her "soul brother" Jim Morrison, as quoted in Life and Lies of an Icon (1995) by Richard Witts.
Context: I think he was the first man I met who was not afraid of me in some way. We were very similar, like brother and sister. Our spirits are similar. We were the same height and the same age, almost … He was well read and he introduced me to William Blake and also the English Romantic poets who came after him. Jim liked Shelley. I preferred Coleridge. In fact, he is my favoured poet of all time. Did you know they were all drug addicts? Coleridge was addicted to opium. It is better to be addicted to opium than to be addicted to money.