“Too many people believe they can control their drug of choice. But the drug is almost always in control. If an addict truly wants help, it is available, but it is a rocky path. The monster always calls. Never give an addict money. Clothe them. Feed them. But enabling them is the quickest path to watching them fade away completely. This may seem harsh. But I've watched my own child relapse, after six years sober. I love her. Always. But I can't help her die.” PeopleIfsWantGivingYearsBelieveMayChildrenI CanHelpingSeemsDiesChoicesMy OwnPathDrugSixAvailableMonstersFadesHarshSoberAddictEnablingFade AwayRelapse Author:Ellen Hopkins
“At 55 I said the probability is I won't have another relationship. I just didn't want to start another family. Between my own bizarre criteria and taste and the fact that I'm not available for many things I thought it was unlikely. Once you know the science about it, I don't think anybody should consider being committed to a real eternal relationship until you're through something called the infatuation circle.” ThinkingKnowsWantShouldSaidRealFactsMy OwnTasteEternalCommittedAvailableCirclesProbabilityBizarreInfatuationUnlikelyCriteria Author:Jack Nicholson
“When I do programming in my free time and for my own enjoyment, I really want to have a kind of protection: knowing that when I improve a program those improvements will continue to be available to me and others in future versions of the program.” WantKindMy OwnKnowingProgramAvailableProtectionImprovementVersionsEnjoymentProgrammingFree Time Author:Linus Torvalds