--- title: "2 Cocaine Quotes By Sam Lipsyte" description: "2 Cocaine quotes by Sam Lipsyte. Plus more from Sam Lipsyte and more Cocaine sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a5b/sam-lipsyte-11160_cocaine_it-was-early-late-lockjaw-hour-120707_120707.jpg" --- > [“It was early, late, lockjaw hour.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-lipsyte/it-was-early-late-lockjaw-hour/) [Sam Lipsyte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-lipsyte/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a5b/sam-lipsyte-11160_cocaine_it-was-early-late-lockjaw-hour-120707_120707.jpg) > [I felt as though I were snorting cocaine, or rappelling down a cliffside, or cliffsurfing off a cliff of pure cocaine.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-lipsyte/i-felt-as-though-i-were-snorting-cocaine-or-rappelling-down-a/) [Sam Lipsyte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-lipsyte/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f5/sam-lipsyte-11160_cliffs_i-felt-as-though-i-were-snorting-cocaine_2242752.jpg) ## Other authors on Cocaine - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-george-carlin-37578.jpg) George Carlin 13 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cocaine/george-carlin/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-robin-williams-80466.jpg) Robin Williams 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cocaine/robin-williams/) - [Carl Hart 6 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cocaine/carl-hart/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-hunter-s-thompson-42712.jpg) Hunter S. Thompson 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cocaine/hunter-s-thompson/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-george-jung-37788.jpg) George Jung 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cocaine/george-jung/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b009/author-elton-john-32880.jpg) Elton John 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cocaine/elton-john/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-arthur-conan-doyle-14897.jpg) Arthur Conan Doyle 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cocaine/arthur-conan-doyle/) ## More by Sam Lipsyte > [When you work at home, fellow alums, discipline is the supreme virtue. Suicidal self-loathing lurks behind every coffee break. Activities must be expertly scheduled,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-lipsyte/when-you-work-at-home-fellow-alums-discipline-is-the-supreme-virtue/) [Sam Lipsyte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-lipsyte/) > [“It was early, late, lockjaw hour.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-lipsyte/it-was-early-late-lockjaw-hour/) [Sam Lipsyte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-lipsyte/) > [You think you know yourself, the world. You believe you've got a bead on everybody else's bullshit, but what about your own?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-lipsyte/you-think-you-know-yourself-the-world-you-believe-you-ve-got-a-bead/) [Sam Lipsyte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-lipsyte/) > [“Our friendship, for example, and how quickly we passed through each other, from fascinated strangers to loyal chums to relics of each other's world.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-lipsyte/our-friendship-for-example-and-how-quickly-we-passed-through-each/) [Sam Lipsyte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-lipsyte/) > [I'd become one of those mistakes you sometimes find in an office, a not unpleasant but mostly unproductive presence bobbing along on the energy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-lipsyte/i-d-become-one-of-those-mistakes-you-sometimes-find-in-an-office-a/) [Sam Lipsyte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-lipsyte/) > [“Tomorrow she’d look up tattoo removal. They were doing big things with lasers now. When Cal was just a little more stable, she’d break…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-lipsyte/tomorrow-she-d-look-up-tattoo-removal-they-were-doing-big-things-with/) [Sam Lipsyte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-lipsyte/) > [“I looked for Gary in all of the Gary places, but I was too early. These places were all haunted by the future of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-lipsyte/i-looked-for-gary-in-all-of-the-gary-places-but-i-was-too-early-these/) [Sam Lipsyte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-lipsyte/) > [Dept. of Speculation is gorgeous, funny, a profound and profoundly moving work of art. Jenny Offill is a master of form and feeling, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-lipsyte/dept-of-speculation-is-gorgeous-funny-a-profound-and-profoundly/) [Sam Lipsyte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-lipsyte/) > [“The Rough Beast snorted. “You don’t get it at all, buddy. It’s not about wrestling. It’s about stories. We’re storytellers.” Caperton studied him. “Somebody…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-lipsyte/the-rough-beast-snorted-you-don-t-get-it-at-all-buddy-it-s-not-about/) [Sam Lipsyte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-lipsyte/) > [“I needed to talk to Vargina, to straighten this out, but felt suddenly faint, headed for the deli across the street. Just standing in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-lipsyte/i-needed-to-talk-to-vargina-to-straighten-this-out-but-felt-suddenly/) [Sam Lipsyte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-lipsyte/) > [“You’re growing up. All you need to remember is that nothing changes. New technology, new markets, global interconnectivity, doesn’t matter. It’s still the rulers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-lipsyte/you-re-growing-up-all-you-need-to-remember-is-that-nothing-changes/) [Sam Lipsyte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-lipsyte/) > [I'm a citizen of the republic of empathy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-lipsyte/i-m-a-citizen-of-the-republic-of-empathy/) [Sam Lipsyte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-lipsyte/) > [This country was built on the backs of dudes who drank on buses. What we do honors them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-lipsyte/this-country-was-built-on-the-backs-of-dudes-who-drank-on-buses-what/) [Sam Lipsyte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-lipsyte/) > [The bullshit never ends. That’s the main thing to remember. It never ends.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-lipsyte/the-bullshit-never-ends-that-s-the-main-thing-to-remember-it-never/) [Sam Lipsyte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-lipsyte/) > [Stuff me in a tutu and let's screen experimental videos all day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-lipsyte/stuff-me-in-a-tutu-and-let-s-screen-experimental-videos-all-day/) [Sam Lipsyte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-lipsyte/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cocaine/sam-lipsyte/#itemlist", "name": "2 Cocaine Quotes By Sam Lipsyte", "numberOfItems": 2, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“It was early, late, lockjaw hour.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Sam Lipsyte" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-lipsyte/it-was-early-late-lockjaw-hour/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a5b/sam-lipsyte-11160_cocaine_it-was-early-late-lockjaw-hour-120707_120707.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a5b/sam-lipsyte-11160_cocaine_it-was-early-late-lockjaw-hour-120707_120707.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a5b/sam-lipsyte-11160_cocaine_it-was-early-late-lockjaw-hour-120707_120707.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It was early, late, lockjaw hour.” — Sam Lipsyte", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I felt as though I were snorting cocaine, or rappelling down a cliffside, or cliffsurfing off a cliff of pure cocaine.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Sam Lipsyte" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-lipsyte/i-felt-as-though-i-were-snorting-cocaine-or-rappelling-down-a/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f5/sam-lipsyte-11160_cliffs_i-felt-as-though-i-were-snorting-cocaine_2242752.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f5/sam-lipsyte-11160_cliffs_i-felt-as-though-i-were-snorting-cocaine_2242752.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f5/sam-lipsyte-11160_cliffs_i-felt-as-though-i-were-snorting-cocaine_2242752.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I felt as though I were snorting cocaine, or rappelling down a cliffside, or cliffsurfing off a cliff of…” — Sam Lipsyte", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cocaine/sam-lipsyte/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cocaine/sam-lipsyte/", "name": "Cocaine Quotes by Sam Lipsyte", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cocaine/sam-lipsyte/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a5b/sam-lipsyte-11160_cocaine_it-was-early-late-lockjaw-hour-120707_120707.jpg" }, "description": "2 Cocaine quotes by Sam Lipsyte. 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