Wilfred Nave

“Every human being is a mixed bag, and as we come to accept both our warts and our beauty marks, we can finally let go of the drain that dishonesty places on us, as it steals away our confidence and our strength, leaving nothing in return.”
― Erica Spiegelman, Rewired: A Bold New Approach To Addiction and Recovery

“That’s what alchemists do. They show that, when we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better, too.”
― Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

“At the end of the day, our recovery must be based not on shame or perfectionism or the need to impress others, but on our willingness to be kind to ourselves.”
― Erica Spiegelman, Rewired: A Bold New Approach To Addiction and Recovery

“we understand that our life stories and the history of the world were written by the same hand.”
― Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist