
I could have gone
for gambling
or sex addiction,…
But I went for obesity
because of
the tremendous impact it has.
Nora Volkow

Book collecting
is an obsession,
an occupation,
a disease,
an addiction,
a fascination,
an absurdity,
a fate.
It is not a hobby.
Those who do it
must do it.
Those who do not do it,
think of it
as a cousin of stamp collecting,
a sister of the trophy cabinet,
bastard of a sound bank account
and a weak mind.
Jeanette Winterson
People always
come up to me
and say
that my smoking
is bothering them….
well it’s killing me!
Wendy Liebman
Addiction is a symptom
of not growing up.
I know people think
it’s a disease…
If you have a brain tumor,
if you have cancer,
that’s a disease.
To say that an addiction
is a disease
is not fair
to the real diseases
of the world.
C. C. DeVille
No one is immune
from addiction;
it afflicts
people of all ages,
races, classes,
and professions.
Patrick J. Kennedy
I wanted to write
about the moment
when your addictions
no longer hide
the truth from you.
When your whole life
breaks down.
That’s the moment
when you have to
somehow choose
what your life
is going to be about.
Chuck Palahniuk
They used to have
a smoking section
at most airports.
No more.
They now have
these glass-encased rooms.
You’re not just a smoker,
you’re an example
to other people.
You’re an exhibit
at a futuristic zoo.
Marc Maron