“Most people don't know how they're gonna feel from one moment to the next. But a dope fiend has a pretty good idea. All you gotta do is look at the labels on the little bottles.”
Matt Dillon - Bob

- Bill Lee: What do you mean, "It's a literary high"?
- Joan Lee: It's a Kafka high. You feel like a bug.

Peter Weller - Bill Lee
Judy Davis - Joan Lee

“I was stoned. It seemed like a fun thing to do at the time.”
Val Kilmer - Jim Morrison

“I don't feel the sickness yet, but it's in the post. That's for sure. I'm in the junkie limbo at the moment. Too ill to sleep. Too tired to stay awake, but the sickness is on its way. Sweat, chills, nausea. Pain and craving. A need like nothing else I've ever known will soon take hold of me. It's on its way.”
Ewan Gordon McGregor - Mark Renton

“- Clay: You ok?
- Blair: It's the cocaine... too much speed or something.
- Clay: That's a relief.
- Blair: What?
- Clay: Well, you're fucked up, you look like shit, but no problem, all you need is a better cut of cocaine.”
Andrew McCarthy - Clay
Jami Gertz - Blair