Elizabeth

“I honestly didn’t think much about it because I was buried so deep in self-obsession that anything that didn’t revolve around me didn’t mean much.”
― Amber Tozer, Sober Stick Figure: A Memoir

“I was okay with that because guys are always nice to girls because they want to have sex with us. Then after they have sex with us, they are mean to us.”
― Amber Tozer, Sober Stick Figure: A Memoir

“But both are equally worthy And there truthfully never has been a version of you That you thought was good while it was yours You only wanted it back after it was gone And that cycle will continue for the rest of your life.”
― Josie Balka, I Hope You Remember: Poems on Loving, Longing, and Living

“When you’re drunk all of the time, you don’t care about anyone but yourself and all you want to do is feel good and escape discomfort. Helping other people, or even caring about them too much, isn’t possible. It either felt like an inconvenience or a situation that needed intimacy and empathy. No, thank you.”
― Amber Tozer, Sober Stick Figure: A Memoir