--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: Okay. how about that time when you smoked…" description: "\"Okay. how about that time when you smoked all that weed that you thought was laced with something? You fell into the tub, but you refused to get out be..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bbf/holly-black-329_angel_okay-how-about-that-time-when-you-smoked_669565.png" --- # Okay. how about that time when you smoked all that weed… ![“Okay. how about that time when you smoked all that weed that you thought was laced with something? You fell into the tub, but you refused to get out because you were convinced that the back of your head was going to fall off? "That third story happened to a guy named Jace in my dorm. Me and Sam…” quote by Holly Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bbf/holly-black-329_angel_okay-how-about-that-time-when-you-smoked_669565.png) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bbf/holly-black-329_angel_okay-how-about-that-time-when-you-smoked_669565.png) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bbf/holly-black-329_angel_okay-how-about-that-time-when-you-smoked_669565.png) > “Okay. how about that time when you smoked all that weed that you thought was laced with something? You fell into the tub, but you refused to get out because you were convinced that the back of your head was going to fall off? "That third story happened to a guy named Jace in my dorm. Me and Sam and another guy in our hall took turns reading "Paradise Lost" through the locked door. I think it made him more paranoid, though." "That's not true," he says. "Well, he \*seemed\* more paranoid to me," I say. "And he still gets a little weired out when any one mentions angels.” [Holly Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/holly-black/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. A drug‑induced paranoia leads to irrational fear, blurring reality and imagination. **In simple terms:** Paranoia makes ordinary things seem dangerous. Key Takeaway Recognize when fear is drug‑induced. Themes paranoia substance use friendship Mood anxious introspective Type narrative cautionary When to use this quote - college life - drug experiences - storytelling - mental health awareness Key Concepts psychology perception Questions to Reflect On - What triggers your irrational fears? - How can you differentiate real danger from drug‑induced paranoia? 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"this is it", he said, standing by a small khaki-colored jeep."this car…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janet-evanovich/mooner-was-walking-around-laying-his-hands-on-the-cars-divining-karma/) [Janet Evanovich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/janet-evanovich/) [Browse all 4,625 Angel quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/angel/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Okay. how about that time when you smoked all that weed that you thought was laced with something? You fell into the tub, but you refused to get out because you were convinced that the back of your head was going to fall off? \"That third story happened to a guy named Jace in my dorm. Me and Sam and another guy in our hall took turns reading \"Paradise Lost\" through the locked door. 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