Substances Quotes

“To hear never-heard sounds,
To see never-seen colors and shapes,
To try to understand the imperceptible
Power pervading the world;
To fly and find pure ethereal substances
That are not of matter
But of that invisible soul pervading reality.
To hear another soul and to whisper to another soul;
To be a lantern in the darkness
Or an umbrella in a stormy day;
To feel much more than know.
To be the eyes of an eagle, slope of a mountain;
To be a wave understanding the influence of the moon;
To be a tree and read the memory of the leaves;
To be an insignificant pedestrian on the streets
Of crazy cities watching, watching, and watching.
To be a smile on the face of a woman
And shine in her memory
As a moment saved without planning.”
― Dejan Stojanovic

“I do not admire greatness that has no substance.”
― Mary Balogh, Slightly Dangerous

“An anaesthetic is a poet-killer.”
― Lewis Hyde, Alcohol and Poetry: John Berryman and the Booze Talking

“Conviction affects all substances in the vicinity.”
― Toba Beta, Master of Stupidity

“Domestic violence is frequently excused when alcohol and other substances are involved.”
― Asa Don Brown

“The lack of culpability of the perpetrator and his or her transference of blame onto alcohol or other substances only perpetuates the violent behaviors.”
― Asa Don Brown

“Afterlife exist in the unidentified substances.”
― Toba Beta, My Ancestor Was an Ancient Astronaut

“It is seldom that domestic violence is an isolated episode; rather it is comprised of a number of episodes over an extended period of time.”
― Asa Don Brown

“Those who avoid reality mustn't dare counsel others on what reality is nor how it shall be dealt with.”
― Daniel V Chappell

“All substances are poisons; there is none which is not a poison. The right dose differentiates a poison.”
― As Paracelus

“If, however, you base your identity on your ability to abstain from substances you will be just as empty and unstable as you were when you based your identity on substances.”
― Michael J Heil, Pursued: God’s relentless pursuit and a drug addict’s journey to finding purpose

“I knew that classifying one drug as better or more tolerable than another was stupid as well. Weed was the reason I had become an addict in the first place. It had always been one of the main substances that kept me stuck, and one of the main excuses that kept me returning to this empty lifestyle. I just had so many years of bad habits that my very best and most genuine efforts to thwart addiction were not enough. I was the dog that returns to its vomit—the sinner who can’t help but return to his sin.”
― Michael J Heil, Pursued: God’s relentless pursuit and a drug addict’s journey to finding purpose