I find it next to impossible to remain politely silent when people prate to me about the glory of being given another chance to live happily ever after!

My anger made me drink as an escape from reality, a way of forgetting. But you don't know when the medicinal effect ends and the poisoning begins ... This is my sixth year of sobriety. Overcoming alcoholism has been my greatest challenge and my greatest reward.

the Irish ... are full of the fear of the Lord and the joy of living, and they don't know how to combine the two, but they'll sure have a good time trying.

Like many alcoholics, I was a staggering woman in a chic apartment, sick and utterly disgusting.

I have reached a state in life where I can buy a whole house full of chairs and can bump into them until they are black and blue

At awards time, The Exorcist was nominated in 11 categories, everybody but the janitor was up for an Oscar. There was no category for what I did.

So many people have really wanted to die. They seem ashamed to say so. I think it would help if they would say so