Bad habit Quote by Jean Lorrain
““Freneuse is an oddball, an idler, without any aim in life! If you ask me, he has smoked too much opium in the East, and that explains his somnolence, his morbid lethargies. It's the hazardous legacy of bad habits! He has been comprehensively undone; the heavy influence of poisonous opiates never ceases to oppress him. Besides which, his steel-blue eyes are surely the eyes of a smoker of opium. He carries the drunken burden of hemp in his veins. Opium is like syphilis' - le Mazel released the word carelessly - 'it is a thing which stays for years and years in the blood, because the body is unable to purge itself. It must be absorbed, in the long run, by iodide.””
About This Quote
Source Novel: The Man Who Wasn't There by Jean Lorrain, 1901
A character is portrayed as a drug‑addicted, aimless individual whose life is ruined by harmful habits and lingering toxins.
In simple terms: A drug‑addicted man is destroyed by his habits.
Key Takeaway
Avoid harmful habits; seek health.
Themes
add
aimlessness
addiction
health
legacy
Mood
somber
critical
Type
literary
reflective
When to use this quote
- Literary analysis
- health education
- rehabilitation counseling
Key Concepts
Addiction
self‑destruction
social stigma
Questions to Reflect On
- How do habits shape identity?
- Can one recover from deep addiction?
A Different Perspective
The description may exaggerate for dramatic effect.
