Our national drug is alcohol. We tend to regard the use of any other drug with special horror.

William S. Burroughs

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Topic

Alcohol

Author

William S. Burroughs

Source

Naked Lunch

Medium

Novel

Genre

Science fiction

Language

English

Time

1959 1950s 20th century

Occupation

Novelist Writer

From

United States

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Citation

Burroughs, William Seward. The Naked Lunch. Olympia Press/Grove Press, 1959, appendix.

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Medium
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Language
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Time
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Claret is the liquor for the boys; port, for men; but he who aspires to be a hero (smiling) must drink brandy.

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Source
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Language
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Time
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Authentication Score 3
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You unlock this door with the key of imagination. Beyond it is another dimension. A dimension of sound. A dimension of sight. A dimension of mind. You're moving into a land of both shadow and substance, of things and ideas. You've just crossed over into... The Twilight Zone.

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The mysterious The unknown
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Rod Serling
Source
The Twilight Zone
Medium
TV program
Genre
Science fiction (TV) Science fiction
Language
English
Time
1960 1960s 20th century
Authentication Score 1
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"A Thing About Machines." The Twilight Zone, directed by David Orrick McDearmon, written by Rod Serling, season 2, episode 4, Cayuga Productions/CBS Productions, 1960.