It's not that I don't appreciate my life sober, but it's like there are two different people battling inside of me. I want to be good, do good, be a worker among workers, a friend among friends. But there's also… — Nic Sheff Copy Share Image
The dark is settling in. The sky glows yellow- pale- anemic from the city lights. The Tenderloin at night is a real horror show. Every 3 feet someone is accosting you with a plea for a handout or the offer… — Nic Sheff Copy Share Image
“It's like there are seven candles lit in my stomach. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven. Seven candles burning and smoking - lit… — Nic Sheff Copy Share Image
“And though I have done many shameful things, I am not ashamed of who I am. I am not ashamed of who I am… — Nic Sheff Copy Share Image
I always get so overwhelmed trying to do everything perfectly. I can't do a job and not put everything I have into it. I… — Nic Sheff Copy Share Image
It was like being in a car with the gas pedal slammed down to the floor and nothing to do but hold on and… — Nic Sheff Copy Share Image
“they say suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem. the problem with being human isn't really so temporary.” — Nic Sheff Copy Share Image
“I don't want you to worry about protecting my feelings or your father's or anybody's. When you were little you always tried to make… — Nic Sheff Copy Share Image
“I want to stay hidden in this apartment forever. I want to be kept like a house cat.” — Nic Sheff Copy Share Image
It's not that I don't appreciate my life sober, but it's like there are two different people battling inside of me. I want to… — Nic Sheff Copy Share Image
It's like if the music is loud enough I won't be able to listen to my own thoughts. — Nic Sheff Copy Share Image
It is possible to know peace. It is possible to watch all your dreams come to fruition. I promise you that. — Nic Sheff Copy Share Image
“I feel so completely crazy sometimes. I don't know which way I'm facing. All I can do is just shove all this shit to… — Nic Sheff Copy Share Image
