Source: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Timothy Leary (1920–1996) American psychologist
Attributed to Leary by Terence McKenna in one of his talks ( "The World and Its Double" https://terencemckenna.wikispaces.com/The+World+And+Its+Double, 11 September 1993, Nature Friends Lodge, Sierra Madre, CA), though he also stated[citation needed] Leary denied ever having said it. <br class="br">Misattributed
“A turn, a screw, a pull, a twist, the drug that makes you prettiest.”
Amanda Palmer (1976) American punk-cabaret musician
"June is Busting Out All Over" Live (Date unknown)
Lyrics
Robert M. Pirsig book Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Source: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (1974), Ch. 29
“Nothing is wholly obvious without becoming enigmatic. Reality itself is too obvious to be true.”
Jean Baudrillard (1929–2007) French sociologist and philosopher
1990s, The Perfect Crime (1993)
Stanislav Grof (1931) Czech pychiatrist
LSD psychotherapy (1980), MAPS 2001 edition, Epilogue, p. 300.
“Reality is a crutch for people who can't cope with drugs.”
Lily Tomlin (1939) American actress, comedian, writer, and producer
As "Trudy"
Unsourced variant: Reality is a crutch for people who can't handle drugs.
Contributions of Jane Wagner, The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe (1985)
“Reality is a crutch for people who can't cope with drugs.”
Jane Wagner (1935) Playwright, actress
"Trudy"
Unsourced variant: Reality is a crutch for people who can't handle drugs.
The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe (1985)
Jimmy Carter (1924) American politician, 39th president of the United States (in office from 1977 to 1981)
Nowhere is this more clear than in the laws against the possession of marijuana in private for personal use.
Message to Congress (2 August 1977)
Presidency (1977–1981)
