Afraid of life Quote by Charles Bukowski

“Drinking released me from the suffocating fear, the feelings of inadequacy, and the nagging voices at the back of my head that told me…

— Alcoholics Anonymous

“I realize now that drinking never solved my problem. How could it? It impairs the mind, fogs the senses, and diminishes other normal functions.…

— Sukree Boodram

“For years I had rejected or been rejected by friends, lovers, family, and God. I was alone and afraid. My life had narrowed to…

— Alcoholics Anonymous

“Drinking the cup of life is fully appropriating and internalizing our own unique existence, with all its sorrows and joys. It is not easy…

— Henri J.M. Nouwen

“...always remember one thing, life is and will always be meant to be lived. Taste it, savor it, consume it and let it consume…

— Nicole Banks

“I discovered early in life that living frightened me when I was sober.”

— Eugene O'Neill

“For the first time I realized that perhaps my drinking was getting a bit out of hand, but I knew you’d drink too if…

— Alcoholics Anonymous

“I drank for some time, three or four days. I couldn't get myself to read the want ads. The thought of sitting in front…

— Charles Bukowski

“Fear makes smart men, make bad choices, and I can’t think of a night in my life, where I made more bad choices than…

— Jason Rose

“There are many good reasons for drinking, and one's just entered my head: If you don't drink when you're living, how the fuck can…

— Warren Ellis

“We now have a strong desire for living combined with a strange carelessness about dying. We desire life like water and yet are ready…

— G.K. Chesterton

“I’ve always liked to drink. But I did become sadder, and sadness gets boring after a while, for the sad person and for everyone…

— Paula Hawkins