"A chatWith the Grim Reapershould be enough to scareaway any thought of relapse.Wish it were that easy,but not even days conversingwith death can disintegratethe claws of addiction."

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"It isn't drugs addicts have to give up. It's misery."

Marty Rubin, American Author

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"What is addiction? Only those that have been kept secret, are addictions. Those that are openly visible cannot be called addiction."

Dada Bhagwan, Indian Spiritual Leader

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"Some people are so addicted to their misery that they will destroy anything that gets in the way of their fix."

Bryant McGill, American Poet

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"It will take centuries to disconnect people from an addiction like religion; no matter how bad and disastrous it could be, but addiction is the worst of all."

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"You can get the monkey off your back, but the circus never leaves town."

Anne Lamott, American Author

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"Your personal will is the web your disease sits and spins in. The will you call your own ceased to be yours as of who knows how many Substance-drenched years ago."

David Foster Wallace, American Writer

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"The idea that the creative endeavor and mind-altering substances are entwined is one of the great pop-intellectual myths of our time. ... Substance abusing writers are just substance abusers - common garden variety drunks and druggies, in other words. Any claims that the drugs and alcohol are necessary to dull a finer sensibility are just the usual self-serving bullshit. I've heard alcoholic snowplow drivers make the same claim, that they drink to still the demons."

Stephen King, American Author

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"He wanted one drink, and understood precisely why he wasn't going to have one. One drink ended up arriving in a dozen glasses."

Terry Pratchett, English Author

Addiction, Drink, Control, Choice

"Drinking is such a necessity to human life that people cannot fathom an individual who, like a child confined to a church pew, gets little enjoyment out of it and would rather do other things."

Criss Jami, American Philosopher

Addiction, Truth, Behavior, Happiness, Life

"I used to condemn junkies, like they could get off the stuff if they really wanted to, and that is just as stupid as saying, "You could grow eyes in the back of your head if you really wanted to."

Philip K. Dick, American Writer

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"I've been alone since my mom met Scott.He sucked the nectar from her heartlike a famished butterfly. No nurture,no nourishment left for Kristina.A vacation is a poor substitutefor love."

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"For short term relaxation, I take a hot tub. It's my best way to unblock writers' block, too. For a bit longer relaxation, I enjoy camping. Just being in the wilderness, with no phones or computers or anything I have to do really refreshes my spirit."

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"It isn't drugs addicts have to give up. It's misery."

"What is addiction? Only those that have been kept secret, are addictions. Those that are openly visible cannot be called addiction."

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"It will take centuries to disconnect people from an addiction like religion; no matter how bad and disastrous it could be, but addiction is the worst of all."

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"He wanted one drink, and understood precisely why he wasn't going to have one. One drink ended up arriving in a dozen glasses."

"Drinking is such a necessity to human life that people cannot fathom an individual who, like a child confined to a church pew, gets little enjoyment out of it and would rather do other things."

"I used to condemn junkies, like they could get off the stuff if they really wanted to, and that is just as stupid as saying, "You could grow eyes in the back of your head if you really wanted to."

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"I felt angry, frustrated.I felt I didn't belong, not in my,church, not in my home, not in my skin."

"For short term relaxation, I take a hot tub. It's my best way to unblock writers' block, too. For a bit longer relaxation, I enjoy camping. Just being in the wilderness, with no phones or computers or anything I have to do really refreshes my spirit."