“What stops you killing yourself when you're intoxicated out of your mind is the thought that once you're dead you won't be able to drink any more.” MindAbleDrinkDrinkingKillingAlcoholismKilling YourselfIntoxicated Book:Practicalities Source: Practicalities
“Drinking isn't necessarily the same as wanting to die. But you can't drink without thinking you're killing yourself.” ThinkingDiesDrinkDrinkingKillingAlcoholismWanting To DieKilling Yourself Book:Practicalities Source: Practicalities
“I acquired that drinker's face before I drank. Drink only confirmed it. The space for it existed in me.” FacesSpaceDrinkAlcoholismDrankDrinkers Book:The Lover Source: The Lover
“When a woman drinks it's as if an animal were drinking, or a child. Alcoholism is scandalous in a woman, and a female alcoholic is rare, a serious matter. It's a slur on the divine in our nature.” IfsChildrenMatterAnimalDivineSeriousDrinkFemaleDrinkingAlcoholAlcoholismAlcoholicsScandalousSlursAlcoholism FunnyRecovering Alcoholics Book:Practicalities Source: Practicalities