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title: "3 Recovery Real Quotes by 3 authors"
description: "Browse 3 Recovery Real quotes by 3 authors. Discover the best Recovery Real sayings and thoughts."
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> [“Recovery is real. It's not a luck-of-the-draw deal where you put your name in a hat and hope to be chosen. It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brittany-burgunder/recovery-is-real-it-s-not-a-luck-of-the-draw-deal-where-you-put-your/)

[Brittany Burgunder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brittany-burgunder/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/147/brittany-burgunder-11110_eating-disorder-quot_recovery-is-real-it-s-not-a-luck-of-the_1073694.jpg)

> [“I wrote in my journal about how good I felt when I was not living under Ed’s control. Then, when I really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jenni-schaefer/i-wrote-in-my-journal-about-how-good-i-felt-when-i-was-not-living/)

[Jenni Schaefer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jenni-schaefer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c5/jenni-schaefer-22271_eating-disorder_i-wrote-in-my-journal-about-how-good-i-f_1556736.jpg)

> [Mr. Speaker, as a grateful recovering alcoholic of 24 years myself, I am living proof that treatment does work and that recovery…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-ramstad/mr-speaker-as-a-grateful-recovering-alcoholic-of-24-years-myself-i-am/)

[Jim Ramstad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-ramstad/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/85c/jim-ramstad-21100_am_mr-speaker-as-a-grateful-recovering-alco_1839929.png)

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