Penny Doucette
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“All drunkards are cowards, because alcohol is the most cowardly drug.”
― Monsters in a Mirror: Strange Tales from the Chapel Perilous
― Monsters in a Mirror: Strange Tales from the Chapel Perilous
“Don’t create imaginary constraints. A leading role, a blue ribbon, a winning score, a great idea, the love of our life, euphoric bliss, who are we to think we don’t deserve these fortunes when they are in our grasp? Who are we to think we haven’t earned them?”
― Greenlights
― Greenlights
“Life is not a popularity contest. Be brave, take the hill, but first, answer the question, “What is my hill?”
― Greenlights
― Greenlights
“If you think the other woman caused the break up of your marriage you would be wrong. If your husband loves you, there is no other woman. Put blame where it deserves to be--on him!”
― The Narcissistic Abuse Recovery Bible
― The Narcissistic Abuse Recovery Bible
“You don’t have be lying in a hospital bed to be alcoholic. Many alcoholics function at a high level and appear fine. But, bit by bit, as the dependence gets more control, their life starts to unravel – their body, their relationships, their work, their ability to be productive, their mood, their self-respect, their will to live. They have to give it the flick. There isn’t any other way. Give it the flick or it’s gotcha.”
― Purnima
― Purnima
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