“You become a narcotics addict because you do not have strong motivations in the other direction. Junk wins by default.”

— William S. Burroughs, book Junkie

Prologue
Junkie (1953)
Context: The questions, of course, could be asked: Why did you ever try narcotics? Why did you continue using it long enough to become an addict? You become a narcotics addict because you do not have strong motivations in the other direction. Junk wins by default. I tried it as a matter of curiosity.

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