Quote by Donna Brazile

“You show up at these meetings to stay sober and you walk out with a fucking education.”

— Lawrence Block

“Alcohol wasn’t allowed at the LIC, but I’ve seen enough TV to know it’s supposed to be delicious. My mouth waters.”

— Cale Dietrich

“The meeting was as off-the-books as it got. Equal parts indignant denial and veiled threat. Accidents happen. Don’t want to lose your people? Keep…

— Stephen England

“Even the Hacker House team sensed the low mood of the DNC and wanted to do what they could to boost it. They wanted…

— Donna Brazile

“Holding companies did not kill all the fun, to be sure, but their involvement was like that of a sober spouse at a cocktail…

— Michael Farmer

“Meetings are the Hail Marys of alcoholics. You can do or almost do anything, feel anything, commit any number of non-sober atrocities, as long…

— Augusten Burroughs

“Not before I hear your reason for disliking me. I’m sure it’s a very good one, seeing how half an hour ago you couldn’t…

— Mila Rossi

“I wanted it the way an alcoholic must want booze: badly enough to shove aside the hard knowledge that this was a truly lousy…

— Tana French

“It was only my first AA meeting, but I was certain assaulting a fellow alcoholic wasn't one of those Twelve Steps.”

— Christa Allan

“And yes. They did become very drunk, the three of them. And you're not supposed to be drunk when you get involved in matters…

— Robert Rankin

“I wanted to sit there forever, drinking in bitter satisfaction, using someone else as a license. In the years that followed, I did a…

— Pete Hamill