342 Quotes About Alcoholism

But there's no joy at all, people say "Oh well he's drunk and happy let him sleep it off"--The poor drunkard is *crying*--He's crying for his mother and father and great brother and great friend, he's crying for help. (p.111)

I didn’t know it was the booze, always the booze, that brought on the darkness.

I understood why women went back to their abusers. The monster wasn't your real husband, he was a bad dream - an alien of sorts - who took over the spirit of your beloved one. He entered and left your husband. It was your real love you welcomed back in.

They would, according to his experience of their traditions, suspect he was a demon, or demon-inhabited. Considering the volume of alcohol saturating his liver, that ancient gateway of spirits, of course they were at least somewhat correct.

How can you have dignity in labor if you personally believe your job shouldn't really exist?

it was possible that when Lamb tempted her, it was because he wanted her to fall. The important thing to remember was that she'd not done so yet.

The drinking parent lied to the sober parent; the sober parent deceived the drinking parent. Most children of alcoholics have learned that no one can be trusted.

He looked as if he had been beaten to death with a wine bottle, but by doing it with the contents of the bottle.

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.