1,260 Quotes About Recovery

Love taught me to die with dignity that I might come forth anew in splendor. Born once of flesh, then again of fire, I was reborn a third time to the sound of my name humming haikus in heaven’s mouth.

It was not my strength that wanted nursing, it was my imagination that wanted soothing.

My brother trolled recovery and support groups, searching for women with dependency issues, the way I frequented bookstores with the hope of finding a well-adjusted, intelligent woman. Between us, his record was more stellar, his sin more reprehensible; though, knowing my brother, he slept soundly through the night without ever experiencing the slightest remorse.

Being broken isn't the worst thing. We can be mended and put together again. We don’t have to be ashamed of our past. We can embrace the history that gives us value, and see our cracks as beautiful.

Black and white thinking limits understanding and feedback, two necessary ingredients for successful resolution in creative conflict and successful understanding.

The test we must set for ourselves is not to march alone but to march in such a way that others will wish to join us.

If you’re feeling down, we can go out and grab some ice cream. We don’t even have to pay—we can just stick our hands in the tubs, grab, let it sit, and walk away.

These kisses hurt--not from roughness, but because she could feel all his pain.

We needed leadership to feed the people of Puerto Rico, but we had a leader who was more interested in patting himself on the back than the difficult work of disaster recovery.