I actually think the two sentences that follow that quote reveal a lot more about Paul Erdos. "You've showed me I'm not an addict. But I didn't get any work do

I actually think the two sentences that follow that quote reveal a lot more about Paul Erdos. "You've showed me I'm not an addict. But I didn't get any work done. I'd get up in the morning and stare at a blank piece of paper. I'd have no ideas, just like an ordinary person. You've set mathematics back a month." (http://www.untruth.org/~josh/papers/Paul%20Erd%F6s%20bio-rev2.pdf http://www.untruth.org/~josh/papers/Paul%20Erd%F6s%20bio-rev...)