There were a number of books about Bill Wilson, and by him, but a lot of the basic biographical tasks had not been done.

Whenever there was a crisis, I found a man to help me take the edge off the feelings of helplessness and pain.

There is no such thing as expecting too much.

There is no other closeness in human life like the closeness between a mother and her baby - chronologically, physically, and spiritually they are just a few heartbeats away from being the same person.

A wedding isn't for the bride and groom, it's for the family and friends. The B. and G. are just props, silly stick figures with no more significance than the pink and white candy figures on the top of the cake.

Death is terrifying because it is so ordinary. It happens all the time.

I think 12-step programs really work, rehab really works, certain types of therapies and talking to other addicts really work. There are a lot of things that work - that isn't the problem. The problem is getting the addicts to say they're addicts. The problem is admitting it.