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What've You Got to Say for Yourself?

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Here are some thoughts on alcoholism I can relate to: “I found the prospect daunting, but somehow comforting, too, because the counselors insisted it could be done, and, after all, many of them were recovering alcoholics themselves.” ―  Craig Ferguson,  American on Purpose: The Improbable Adventures of an Unlikely Patriot “If there’s one thing I learned in Alanon (sic), it’s that you got to face the music because it just grows louder when you ignore it.” ―  Vicki Covington,  Bird of Paradise “Those unexpected morality lessons provided by the trip had jolted me into some kind of action. It was time to jettison the past before the present jettisoned me. This was my first veiled attempt at recovery. Although perhaps I was just running away again....” ―  Craig Ferguson,  American on Purpose: The Improbable Adventures of an Unlikely Patriot (Emphasis added) “I felt empty and sad for years, and for a long, long time, alcohol worked. I’d d...