Lawrence Block: "Saya ingin minum. Ada seratus alasan mengapa seorang...

"Saya ingin minum. Ada seratus alasan mengapa seorang pria ingin minum, tetapi saya menginginkannya sekarang karena alasan yang paling mendasar. Aku tidak ingin merasakan apa yang kurasakan, dan sebuah suara di dalam memberitahuku bahwa aku perlu minum, bahwa aku tidak tahan tanpa itu. Tapi suara itu pembohong. Anda selalu bisa menahan rasa sakit. Itu akan sakit, itu akan terbakar seperti asam di luka terbuka, tetapi Anda bisa tahan. Dan, selama Anda dapat terus memilih rasa sakit daripada rasa lega, Anda dapat terus melakukannya."

--- Lawrence Block

Versi Bahasa Inggris

I wanted a drink. There were a hundred reasons why a man will want a drink, but I wanted one now for the most elementary reason of all. I didn't want to feel what I was feeling, and a voice within was telling me that I needed a drink, that I couldn't bear it without it. But that voice is a liar. You can always bear the pain. It'll hurt, it'll burn like acid in an open wound, but you can stand it. And, as long as you can make yourself go on choosing the pain over the relief, you can keep going.