Come to think of it -- the Burroughs quote -- as it would refer to heroin -- might serve as a useful interpretation of Chinese fiction from the last century of the Qing Dynasty -- when opium was used as widely as alcohol is today.
Several of the major characters in the novels I've been reading are addicts -- and yes, their lives became quite simplified and degraded -- even if, unlike the junkies of Burroughs' time, they did not have to become criminals. Whatever else might be said about the Communist party in China, their proscription of opium was a real cultural benefit (even if they sold it to raise cash during the revolution) ____________________________________________________________ Cheap Domain Registration - Click now. http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL2231/fc/PnY6rc1sKujkCkCvjqnlrTfyBdz0VD 7ZaLjDMJ3k29mbDYTqmVmvy/
