“What are we talking about, really? Getting high? No. We're talking about a journey, man. A subconscious safari. A mental expedition, a mind trek. This planet has been raped, pillaged and fucked! And the mind is the only uncharted territory.”
Ethan Hawke - Sgt. Jake Roenick

“What the fuck is wrong with all y'all? Selling drugs to each other, 'cause ya damn sure ain't selling them in Beverly Hills. Killing yourselves, and for what? Make ya feel like a man? Or does it make ya dick hard? Punk motherfuckers.”

Denzel Washington - Nick Styles

- 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

“- Sam: Got any beer?
- Salvadore: I've got some crystal.
- Sam: Wow! Speed?
- Salvadore: Champagne... and speed kills. Or worse... it makes you psychotic. People love it because it makes them feel like they're in control of their destiny. What you wanna be on the look-out for is transcendent reality; seeing in and seeing out.”
Adam Horovitz - Sam
Timothy Leary - Salvadore