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“My belief in a Higher Power is as strong as it was when I went to my first AA meeting and accepted the first and second Steps as simply and as trustfully as a child accepts its mother’s milk ... So what on earth was I looking for? I just don’t know. I guess I wanted a little Tinker Bell all my own to show me the right and only way out of every situation.”

“When it seems like love just isn’t enough, I remind myself that it is all I have to give beyond my experience, strength and hope.”

“Success and failure share a common denominator ... Both are temporary.”

“Faith is more than our greatest gift; its sharing with others is our greatest responsibility.”

“Excessive guilt or rebellion leads to spiritual poverty.”

“There are winners and whiners, and sometimes I seem to embody both. I am, as my friends remind me, a human being.”

“During his first AA years every AA has had plenty of the urge to revolt against authority. I know I did, and can’t claim to be over it yet. I’ve also served my time as a maker of rules, a regulator of other people’s conduct ... I can now look back upon such experiences with much amusement. And gratitude as well.”

“Spiritual growth and experiences are not limited to orthodox believers in a deity, any more than the disease of alcoholism is limited to skid-row bums.”

"When I begin to look where the answer really is -- inside of me -- I get a sense of 'rightness' when I speak or hear the truth. Step Six helps me develop a sense of intuition that I can truly count on."

“I pray for the willingness to listen carefully to everyone I encounter, for some may have the words I need to hear.”

“When faith has entered the front door of our hearts, fear goes out the back.”

“The place to start in achieving an informed group conscience is with myself.”

“My energy is now my own. I don’t have to spend it on being angry and negative ... There’s no longer that terrible rush to judgment”

 “I have a feeling that if I ever find myself in Heaven, it will be from backing away from Hell.”

“After telling Dr. Bob my story, I explained how truly I needed him. Would he allow me to help him, I might remain sober myself. The seed that was to flower as AA began to grow toward the light.”