Quote by Russell Hoban

But when I don't smoke I scarcely feel as if I'm living. I don't feel as if I'm living unless I'm killing myself.

But when I don't smoke I scarcely feel as if I'm living. I d

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This quote portrays an addiction or dependence on smoking as a means of feeling alive. The speaker suggests that without smoking, they do not sense a true sense of existence. They perceive a connection between self-destruction and the sensation of truly being alive. It implies a complex psychological relationship with smoking, where it intertwines with the individual's sense of identity and vitality.

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