Guilt is petty; I am above guilt.

Writers often write their best when they are feeling their worst

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

Womens currency is their looks. Like it or not, the most powerful woman is an 18-year-old woman.

Our [western] culture embraces sex addiction. If I drink too much or rack up credit-card debt or lose the rent in Vegas, that's bad. But if I have many lovers, that's good.

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

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.