I don’t use drugs, my dreams are frightening enough.
Meaning of the quote
The artist M.C. Escher is saying that his dreams are already scary enough, so he doesn't need to take drugs to have frightening experiences. He finds his own imagination and the things he dreams about to be more powerful and intense than anything drugs could provide.
About M. C. Escher
M. C. Escher was a Dutch graphic artist who created works inspired by mathematics, including impossible objects, explorations of infinity, and tessellations. Despite being neglected for much of his life, he later became widely appreciated and celebrated in exhibitions around the world.
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