“As my drinking progressed, my wife suggested to me as I left for the party, that I keep the bottle cap from every beer I drank in my pocket- so I could keep count. The next day my jacket appeared deformed. It had a large bulging pockets full of bottle caps.”
Self-respect is the fruit of discipline; the sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself.
— Abraham Joshua Heschel
Most of us have been unwilling to admit we were real alcoholics. No person likes to think he is bodily and mentally different from his fellows.
— Page 30 Alcoholics Anonymous
