“I knew that I lived in a country in which the aspirations of black people were limited, marked-off. Yet I felt that I had to go somewhere and do something to redeem my being alive.”
― Black Boy
― Black Boy
“Fortunately I have a son, my beautiful boy
Unfortunately he is a drug addict.
Fortunately he is in recovery.
Unfortunately he relapses.
Fortunately he is in recovery again.
Unfortunately he relapses.
Fortunately he is not dead.”
― Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction
Unfortunately he is a drug addict.
Fortunately he is in recovery.
Unfortunately he relapses.
Fortunately he is in recovery again.
Unfortunately he relapses.
Fortunately he is not dead.”
― Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction
“We want perfection without practice. Yet everyone is harmed if no one is trained for the future.”
― Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science
― Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science
“If you possess enough courage to speak out what you are, you will find you are not alone.”
― Black Boy
― Black Boy
“Again, fix the outsides and maybe my insides won't be such a dark place.”
― Tweak: Growing Up On Methamphetamines
― Tweak: Growing Up On Methamphetamines
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