“I can pretty much guarantee that you will at some point find yourself doing something that at one point you swore you'd never do. You'll do it for the sake of getting high, either directly or indirectly. Trust me. It will happen. You might think you know yourself better than anyone, but you have yet to become acquainted with your addiction. It will introduce itself in ways that you never thought were possible.”

American sex worker and freelance writer

Ashly Lorenzana is an American sex worker and freelance writer from Portland, Oregon. She is known for her autobiographical memoir, Sex, Drugs & Being an Escort. Her writing draws on her own life and work, especially the experiences behind that memoir. Based in Portland, she has also written as a freelance writer, with her name associated with direct, personal, autobiographical material.