Creative Writing

After finishing The Santaroga Barrier this morning, I have to conclude that Frank Herbert must have taken some drugs in his time. He wrote often enough about consciousness-altering substances in his stories, and the viewpoints of those individuals who took them. The visions and sensations expressed in those drug-filled passages simply must have some first-hand knowledge involved.

Mokalus of Borg

PS - We can't ask him, though.
PPS - I feel pretty confident in my assessment.