Olivia

“No matter what we do, no matter how we agonize or obsess, we cannot choose for our children whether they live or die.”
― David Sheff, Beautiful Boy: A Heartbreaking Memoir of a Father's Struggle with His Son's Addiction and the Journey to Recovery

“The miracles do not cancel out evil, but I accept evil in order to participate in the miraculous.”
― David Sheff, Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction

“As much as a child's birthday is important to a parent, as much as twenty one meant to me, a year in recovery means more.”
― David Sheff, Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction

“Giving cash to a using addict is like handing a loaded gun to someone on the verge of suicide.”
― David Sheff, Beautiful Boy: A Heartbreaking Memoir of a Father's Struggle with His Son's Addiction and the Journey to Recovery