Of the small number of things which I have liked and done well, drinking is by far the thing I have done best. Although I have read a lot, I have drunk more. I have written much less than most people...
How is that for some people drinking is a short-term loan on the spirit, but for others a heavy mortgage on the soul?
(n.) A diseased condition of the system, brought about by the continued use of alcoholic liquors.
Far above him a few white clouds were racing windily after a pale gibbous moon. Drink all morning, they said to him, drink all day. This is life!
I've stopped drinking, but only while I'm asleep.
I dun knw things get trappedIn my mindThen itss smethin That I wanna find I dun get the answer Is there anyone listenin to me No one there to seeTo see the pain and the agony Inside ur beautiful heart...
a town with more drinking joints than reading joints has a problem reading can solve
An alcoholic is someone who can violate his standards faster than he can lower them.
We all have those things that help us carry on through life. It is important that these things upon which we depend for daily strength are healthy for our character rather than harmful. We must ask ou...
Alcohol's been keeping depression alive and well for over ten thousand years.
The mentality and behavior of drug addicts and alcoholics is wholly irrational until you understand that they are completely powerless over their addiction and unless they have structured help, they h...
I had this great idea: I should get a job. Freelancing came with freedom, but maybe what I required was a cage.
Where else can we find happiness for a day other than from something that can offer momentary relief, something like the booze?
Perhaps that was just a hunch.Barbee shivered again. He knew that he himself possessed what he called the nose for news - an intuitive perception of human motivations and the impending events that wou...
Alcohol does not solve problems but becomes a problem in itself
I had to feel sorry for Bubba's wife. In AA we called it denial. We take the asp to our breast and smile at the alarm we see in the eyes of others.
When you are young your body cannot handle alcohol, and when you get old your mind cannot handle it. Either way, alcohol has its way.
One day at a time, sweet Jesus. Whoever wrote that one hadn’t a clue. A day is a fuckin’ eternity
God cannot be happy when we ignore such issues as crime, corruption, alcoholism and child neglect
But I'm not a saint yet. I'm an alcoholic. I'm a drug addict. I'm homosexual. I'm a genius.
Can you see that meetings and centers that don't address the real causes of dependency are almost certain to be little or no help? They actually can be very damaging.
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