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> [“It was as if the pearly gates had just opened and God had walked out and said, "Pax, my son, I'm going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pax-prentiss/it-was-as-if-the-pearly-gates-had-just-opened-and-god-had-walked-out/)

[Pax Prentiss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pax-prentiss/)

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> [“Heroin was a coping mechanism that I had used to deal with my underlying fears. They were the real problems; heroin wasn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pax-prentiss/heroin-was-a-coping-mechanism-that-i-had-used-to-deal-with-my/)

[Pax Prentiss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pax-prentiss/)

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> [“I began asking myself just what my high was about. What did I do when I was high that I didn't do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pax-prentiss/i-began-asking-myself-just-what-my-high-was-about-what-did-i-do-when/)

[Pax Prentiss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pax-prentiss/)

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## Other authors on Heroin

- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-stephenie-meyer-87156.jpg) Stephenie Meyer 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/heroin/stephenie-meyer/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-russell-brand-81772.jpg) Russell Brand 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/heroin/russell-brand/)

## More by Pax Prentiss

> [“I spent the rest of that day and most of the night thinking about all the hundreds of people I had met in rehabs…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pax-prentiss/i-spent-the-rest-of-that-day-and-most-of-the-night-thinking-about-all/)

[Pax Prentiss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pax-prentiss/)

> [“It was as if the pearly gates had just opened and God had walked out and said, "Pax, my son, I'm going to free…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pax-prentiss/it-was-as-if-the-pearly-gates-had-just-opened-and-god-had-walked-out/)

[Pax Prentiss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pax-prentiss/)

> [“It takes a strong person to stand up to his or her fate and overcome the obstacles that stand in the way of freedom…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pax-prentiss/it-takes-a-strong-person-to-stand-up-to-his-or-her-fate-and-overcome/)

[Pax Prentiss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pax-prentiss/)

> [“Heroin was a coping mechanism that I had used to deal with my underlying fears. They were the real problems; heroin wasn't the culprit,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pax-prentiss/heroin-was-a-coping-mechanism-that-i-had-used-to-deal-with-my/)

[Pax Prentiss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pax-prentiss/)

> [“I began asking myself just what my high was about. What did I do when I was high that I didn't do when I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pax-prentiss/i-began-asking-myself-just-what-my-high-was-about-what-did-i-do-when/)

[Pax Prentiss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pax-prentiss/)

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