Drinking gave me a rush of confidence, and for a boy hounded by feelings of inadequacy, the buzz was a welcome relief. What was impossible to realize at the time was that I was shooting myself in the head in some strange time warp where the bullet takes many years to finally reach its target.

~ Brennan Manning

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Gin and whisky cost so much more. Oblivion and courage could no longer be purchased for the price of an old song.

~ Norah Hoult

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When I walked into the house, I went in search of one of my dad's bottles. Not that they were that hard to find. He hid bottles all over the house. I knew where they all were. That was one of my hobbies, finding where my dad hid his bottles. It was my version of looking for Easter eggs. In my house, Easter lasted forever.

~ Benjamin Alire Sáenz

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If there’s one thing I learned in Alanon, it’s that you got to face the music because it just grows louder when you ignore it.

~ Vicki Covington

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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.

~ James Lee Burke

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Ethan didn't mind his blood being taken - he just disliked the fact that it had to be sucked through a needle in order to do it.

~ Belinda G. Buchanan

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You never turn away family, no matter how f***ed up they are.

~ Ronald Velesovsky

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