"Like so many other recovered alcoholics, I am to this day bewildered that it took so long for me to understand that there was no such animal as 'social drinking' for me; that it had nothing to do with my willpower or self-respect or moral fiber, that it was a simple biochemical intolerance to a drug."

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Source : Mercedes McCambridge (1982). “The Quality of Mercy”, Berkley Publishing Group

Mercedes McCambridge

#Drinking Quotes #Animal Quotes #Simple Quotes

“We shouldn't get hung up on the questions we can't answer because life, by definition, is confusing. We're never going to have all the answers. Never. We should focus on the questions we can answer and make peace with the ones we can't.”
“White people scare the crap out of me.”
“A life that hasn't a definite plan is likely to become driftwood.”
“You can always make time to do the thing you want to do, if you want it enough.”
“Tony Blair is already secretly grinning at the prospect of his third victory. You don't have to settle for that.”
“God made Truth with many doors to welcome every believer who knocks on them.”
“I don't really plan on working a 9-to-5 job. I want to own my own business.”
“When you win and you don't have anyone to share it with, why win? You have someone to share it with you.”

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