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¶ … pleasure in the stimulants in which I sometimes so madly indulge. It has not been in the pursuit of pleasure that I have periled life and reputation and reason. It has been the desperate attempt to escape from torturing memories, from a sense of insupportable loneliness and a dread of some strange impending doom" (Meyers, 2000, p. 89).
#2 "Depression moods lead, almost invariably, to accidents. But, when they occur, our mood changes again, since the accident shows we can draw the world in our wake, and that we still retain some degree of power even when our spirits are low. A series of accidents creates a positively light-hearted state, out of consideration for this strange power" (Baudrillard, 2003, p. 138).
#3 "Man seeks to escape himself in myth, and does so by any means at his disposal. Drugs, alcohol, or lies. Unable to withdraw into himself, he disguises himself. Lies and inaccuracy give him a few moments...
197).
#4 "Psalms 40:1-3- I waited patiently for the LORD; he inclined to me and heard my cry. He drew me up from the pit of destruction, out of the miry bog, and set my feet upon a rock, making my steps secure. He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God. Many will see and fear, and put their trust in the LORD"(Wenham, 2012, p. 70).
#5 "With its yellow pears
And wild roses everywhere
The shore hangs into the lake,
O gracious swans,
And drunk with kisses
You dip your heads
In the sobering holy water.
Ah, where will I find
Flowers, come winter,
And where the sunshine
And shade of the earth ?
Walls stand cold
And speechless, in the wind
The wheathervanes creak. " (Downes, Francesch, Henze, Henze, &…
References
Baudrillard, J. (2003). Cool memories: [I: 1980-1985]. London; New York: Verso.
Downes, S.C., Francesch, H., Henze, H.W., Henze, H.W., & Ko-lner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester (2011). Hans Werner Henze: Tristan (1973). Farnham, Surrey: Ashgate.
Meyers, J. (2000). Edgar Allan Poe: His Life and Legacy. Lanham: Cooper Square Press.
Pryor, W. (2003). The survival of the coolest: An addiction memoir. Bath: Clear.
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