Elizabeth

“To be unapologetic and full of confidence felt incredible. It was like a spiritual experience. I spent so much time worrying about everything and trying to get people to like me. Not caring about anything made me feel like I was connected to some all-knowing being that made whatever choice I made feel like the right one. Alcohol had a powerful effect over me, and I was completely unaware of how much I needed it.”
― 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

“The last thing on my mind is sex. Sleep is dreamy and erotic all by itself. I luxuriate in it like a new love.”
― Elizabeth Wurtzel, More, Now, Again: A Memoir of Addiction

“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