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

You mustn’t be so open-minded that your brains fall out.

Addiction isnt about substance - you arent addicted to the substance, you are addicted to the alteration of mood that the substance brings.

There is no such thing as expecting too much.

Writers often write their best when they are feeling their worst

I believe that the memoir is the novel of the 21st century; it’s an amazing form that we haven’t even begun to tap…we’re just getting started figuring out what the rules are.

The actual American childhood is less Norman Rockwell and Walt Disney than Nathaniel Hawthorne and Edgar Allan Poe.

Dogs are great teachers. They are at home in the world. They live in the moment, and they force us to stay there with them. Dogs love us unconditionally, not for our bodies or bank accounts.

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

Personal experience is the lightning of the soul; it transforms the heart in ways that leave the brain behind.

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

The great lie is like a sword that has been thrust into the heart of humankind.

There is no doubt that great teaching and great teachers have a significant impact on students and their long-term association with school and with learning.

But when the world is, indeed, in chaos, then an affirmation of cosmos becomes essential.

I don't remember debates. I don't think we spent a lot of time debating it. Maybe we did, but I don't remember.

Only the dead stay seventeen forever.

Now, it's so sacred. It's how I see the world. I can't help but look at people, their physicality, and how they move. It's how I see everything.

The last time Earth was 1°C warmer than today, sea levels were 20 feet higher.

...the plan will happen in spite of us, not because of us.

I never before knew the full value of trees. Under them I breakfast, dine, write, read and receive my company.

I think the 1970s will always be the decade for me. Obviously, I grew up in that era, but the beauty standard was touchable, kissable.