Skip to content

It is true that my discovery of LSD was a chance discovery, but it was the outcome of planned experiments and these experiments took place in the framework of systematic pharmaceutical, chemical research. It could better be described as serendipity.

— Albert Hofmann Under the Influence : The Disinformation Guide to Drugs (2004)

Another quote →

More quotes by Albert Hofmann

Mystical experiences, like those that marked my childhood, are apparently far from rare.

LSD : My Problem Child (1980)

Reality is inconceivable without an experiencing subject, without an ego.

LSD : My Problem Child (1980)

There are experiences that most of us are hesitant to speak about, because they do not conform to everyday reality and defy rational explanation.

LSD : My Problem Child (1980)

As a path to the perception of a deeper, comprehensive reality, in which the experiencing individual is also sheltered, meditation, in its different forms, occupies a prominent place today.

LSD : My Problem Child (1980)

Deliberate provocation of mystical experience, particularly by LSD and related hallucinogens, in contrast to spontaneous visionary experiences, entails dangers that must not be underestimated.

LSD : My Problem Child (1980)

All Albert Hofmann quotes →

Attribution

Quote text and notes from Wikiquote: Albert Hofmann (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Source quality and labels are our own summary of what Wikiquote records.