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“The mentality and behavior of drug addicts and alcoholics is wholly irrational until you understand that they are completely powerless over their addiction and unless they have structured help, they have no hope.”
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“What was so painful about Amy’s death is that I know that there is something I could have done. I could have passed on to her the solution that was freely given to me. Don’t pick up a drink or drug, one day at a time. It sounds so simple; it actually is simple but it isn’t easy; it requires incredible support and fastidious structuring.”
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“And you know what the worst thing was?
The worst thing was that nobody ever believed how hard we tried.”
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The worst thing was that nobody ever believed how hard we tried.”
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“Alcohol ruined me financially and morally, broke my heart and the hearts of too many others. Even though it did this to me and it almost killed me and I haven't touched a drop of it in seventeen years, sometimes I wonder if I could get away with drinking some now. I totally subscribe to the notion that alcoholism is a mental illness because thinking like that is clearly insane.”
― American on Purpose: The Improbable Adventures of an Unlikely Patriot
― American on Purpose: The Improbable Adventures of an Unlikely Patriot
Stacie’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Stacie’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
786 books
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116 friends
227 books
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96 friends
826 books
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42 friends
706 books
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232 friends
734 books
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56 friends
5 books
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111 friends
246 books
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37 friends
68 books
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109 friends
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