For The Worst Things Of Our Lives,

People Don't Want To Accept The Responsibility For Their Own Weakness, So They Place The Blame On Something That They're Not Responsible For, Like Disease Or Genetics.

I Close My Eyes And I Take A Deep Breath And I Think About My Life And How I Ended Up This Way. I Think About The Ruin, Devastation And Wreckage I Have Caused To Myself And To Others. I Think About Self-hatred And Self-loathing. I Think About How And Why And What Happened And The Thoughts Come Easily, But The Answers Don't.

Addicts, As A Group, Generally Score Far Above Average O Intelligence Tests. Why? You Tell Me. I Guess Maybe We're Smart Enough To Have Figured Out How Shitty Things Are And We Decide Addiction Is The Only Way To Deal With It.

He Tells Me I Look As If I Could Use A Hugand I Laugh At Him And He Ignores Me And Steps Forward And Puts His Arms Around Me And Hugs Me. I Warm At The Simple Pleasure Of Human Contact And For The First Time In A Long Time I Actually Feel Good." (james Frey, Pg.38)

Writing's Not Precious To Me. It's Not A Thing That Requires Specific Environment. You Know, It's My Job. Just Like Anybody With A Job, You Have To Do Your Job When You Don't Feel Like It, Regardless Of How Good Or Bad The Conditions Are, Regardless Of How Good Or Bad You Might Feel On Any Particular Day.