“The sponsor told his pigeon from Northern California that taking the 12 steps was not a race. Honesty and thoroughness were indispensible. The pigeon told his sponsor, “I used to drive race cars. When you are on a new and unfamiliar track you have to go slow so that later you can go fast.”
Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.
— Aristotle
He finally realizes that he has undergone a profound alteration in his reaction to life; that such a change could hardly have been brought about by himself alone. What often takes place in a few months could seldom have been accomplished by years of self discipline.
— Page 567 Alcoholics Anonymous
