Childhood is what ended me up in the hospital and teetering on the edge of deathly alcoholism. It was really good for me to accept it. To accept all the embarrassment and the shame so I don't feel like I used to.
Augusten BurroughsStars should not be seen alone. That's why there are so many. Two people should stand together and look at them. One person alone will surely miss the good ones.
Augusten BurroughsThe problem with not having anybody to tell you what to do, I understood, is that there was nobody to tell you what not to do.
Augusten BurroughsAnd in my mind, this settles the issue. I would never drink cologne, and am therefore not an alcoholic.
Augusten Burroughs