Being able to play tragedy for humor rather than pity is a new trick I've learned. For a long time that's what I did with my poetry, ask people to feel sorry for me. I got sober and I realized… — Bucky Sinister Copy Share Image
Addicts have incredible energy, it's just all directed toward one goal. But what incredible luck and grace addicts have. You hear about it all… — Bucky Sinister Copy Share Image
Get Up is basically the book I wanted to have my first year of sobriety. I wish someone had given me this book a… — Bucky Sinister Copy Share Image
I used to think, "I can't go to these meetings because they'll make me believe in God. Make me go to church." I knew… — Bucky Sinister Copy Share Image
In our childhoods we either get all the social and emotional and ethical skills we need to be well adjusted adults, or we don't.… — Bucky Sinister Copy Share Image
“Just as others pray daily, you should think to yourself daily about what you can do to be closer to this Ideal Image. Think:… — Bucky Sinister Copy Share Image
Oddly-shaped is a term I've been using because it doesn't sound better or worse than anyone elses. All those other terms like "f**'ed up… — Bucky Sinister Copy Share Image
“They got drunk and high on a regular basis, but this is a vestige of youth that you either quit while you're young or… — Bucky Sinister Copy Share Image
Maximum Rocknroll didn't have a map section. How was I supposed to know that Berkeley was not a neighborhood of San Francisco? — Bucky Sinister Copy Share Image
I think a lot of us who had these oddly shaped childhoods, in some ways we're hyper-capable. We're able to take care of ourselves… — Bucky Sinister Copy Share Image
Q: What's the difference between a tweaker and an elephant? A: The elephant will eat all your peanut butter. — Bucky Sinister Copy Share Image
Your best days are ahead of you. The movie starts when the guy gets sober and puts his life back together; it doesn't end… — Bucky Sinister Copy Share Image
