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“Until today, at least, I am getting further away from that first drink, which is the one that inevitably leads me to complete disaster.”

“For all its usual destructiveness, we have found that fear can be the starting point for better things. Fear can be a stepping-stone to prudence and to a decent respect for others. It can point the path to justice, as well as to hate. And the more we have of respect and justice, the more we shall begin to find the love which can suffer much, and yet be freely given. So fear need not always be destructive, because the lessons of its consequences can lead us to positive values.”

“The Twelve Steps are deceptively simple but provide limitless spiritual growth for anyone with the patience to stay the course.”

 “We sense that here in AA this shared darkness has become a shared light.”

“I ask the newcomer to help me wash the coffeepot, or put chairs away, because service was, and still is, my key to belonging.”