“I didn't really want to hurt myself. I just wanted my old body back. That, and my old sense of normalcy, which may not have been all that normal to begin with, but it was nothing like this. This was… — Anne Clendening Copy Share Image
“I can’t tell you how many times I’ve woken up in a cold sweat thinking I’m being chased by a grunting, disfigured man wielding… — Anne Clendening Copy Share Image
“We've all felt a little incompetent, insufficient, overexposed, helpless, unlovable, terrified, defective, unfit and unsung at times. And deep down, for whatever reason, you… — Anne Clendening Copy Share Image
“I'm still trying to wrap my head around the absurdity of the fact that the day before she was here, and now, just one… — Anne Clendening Copy Share Image
“One minute, I'm a tragically average, fair and freckled eighth-grader with algebra homework. The next, I'm one who has swallowed liquor. I'm a rebel.… — Anne Clendening Copy Share Image
“Take a moment in between breaths to let yourself see what's left to be seen, all the places you've been. Your old haunts. I… — Anne Clendening Copy Share Image
“Addiction, at its worst, is akin to having Stockholm Syndrome. You're like a hostage who has developed an irrational affection for your captor. They… — Anne Clendening Copy Share Image
“I’ve always felt safer at night. You can be much more forgiving of yourself, not to mention the world and everyone in it, when… — Anne Clendening Copy Share Image
“Fact: You are part Shakespeare. You are part Jack the Ripper. You are part dinosaur. You are part of a star that exploded way… — Anne Clendening Copy Share Image
“Rise up and lift your sword, peaceful warrior. Keep it strong and steady. You've already lived and fought a thousand battles, and you're not… — Anne Clendening Copy Share Image
“I lead a double life. I'm John Wayne Gacy. I present myself in potentially awkward social situations as a laughing, colorful clown to gain… — Anne Clendening Copy Share Image
“When you're in the clutches of a drinking problem you don't really sit around thinking, I should really knock this shit off and go… — Anne Clendening Copy Share Image
“I'd much rather spend all day on the Santa Monica pier playing Asteroids than delve into the murk and analyze myself. And if you… — Anne Clendening Copy Share Image
