Quote by L.J. Sellers

“My problem was not only drinking; it was selfishness. The booze was leading me to put myself ahead of others, especially my family. I…

— George W. Bush

“What was wrong with people these days? Couldn’t a guy have a few beers to drown a personal problem without getting caught up in…

— Graham Parke

“She was certainly rather drunk. Her eyes were fixed as if upon some far-off point. She seemed to be contemplating a future at once…

— Jean Rhys

“Maybe weakness in his character, or trauma from his past. Or perhaps something in the present was causing his problem. Or maybe a combination…

— Haruki Murakami

“the non-drinking person in a relationship with an alcoholic got just as out of control, was in just as much pain, and needed just…

— Melody Beattie

“Her eyes wandered back to the campus again, and she suddenly grew sober as the thought swept over her that in a few weeks…

— Jean Webster

“She downed the last of her beer, knowing that her wayward thoughts were Drunk Allison coming out to play. She wasn’t even drunk proper…

— Melissa Cutler

“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 wasn't about to admit to the lady I was hoping to impress that I wished to be a man of business. I wasn't…

— Alissa Johnson

“It's a rare hurt that can stand under the advice, help, and sympathy generated by upwards of thirty people that care. Callahan loses a…

— Spider Robinson

“The tragedy was not even the first drink, because the first drink was not the first resort but the last. There’d had to be…

— Patricia Highsmith