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- “What I had learned of alcoholism did not occur to me at all. I knew…
- “What is his basic trouble? Is he not really a self-seeker even when…
- “What is this but a miracle of healing? Yet its elements are simple…
- “What seemed at first a flimsy reed, has proved to be the loving and…
- “What sort of thinking dominates an alcoholic who repeats time after…
- “What we have related is based upon experience, some of it painful…
- “What we really have is a daily reprieve contingent on the maintenance…
- “When, therefore, we speak to you of God, we mean your own conception…
- “When a few men in this city have found themselves, and have discovered…
- “When dealing with an alcoholic, there may be a natural annoyance…
- “When drinking, we were strangers. Sometimes we were so inaccessible…
- “Whenever possible, let your husband explain. Your desire to protect…
- “When he sees you know all about the drinking game, commence to describe…
- “When many hundreds of people are able to say that the consciousness…
- “When our friend related his experience, the man agreed that no amount…
- “When resentful thoughts come, try to pause and count your blessings…
- “When the man is presented with this volume it is best that no one…
- “When the spiritual malady is overcome, we straighten out mentally…
- “When they talked of a God personal to me, who was love, superhuman…
- “When we look back, we realize that the things which came to us when…
- “When we retire at night, we constructively review our day. Were we…
- “When we saw others solve their problems by a simple reliance upon…
- “When we saw our faults we listed them. We placed them before us in…
- “When we see a man sinking into the mire that is alcoholism, we give…
- “When we sincerely took such a position, all sorts of remarkable things…
- “When you discover a prospect for Alcoholics Anonymous, find out all…
- “When… we speak to you of God, we mean your own conception of God…
- “Where were we to blame? The inventory was ours, not the other man's…
- “Whether the family goes on a spiritual basis or not, the alcoholic…
- “While I lay in the hospital the thought came that there were thousands…
- “While I lay in the hospital [only days sober] the thought came that…
- “Who of us had not loved something or somebody? How much did these…
- “Why does he behave like this? If hundreds of experiences have shown…
- “Will he take every necessary step, submit to anything to get well…
- “With all the earnestness at our command, we beg of you to be fearless…
- “Yes, we had been faithful, abjectly faithful to the God of Reason…
- “You forget that you have just now tapped a source of power much greater…
- “You may already have asked yourself why it is that all of us became…
- “Your job now is to be at the place where you may be of maximum helpfulness…
- “You say, ‘Yes, I’m willing. But am I to be consigned to a life where…
- “You will be bound to them with new and wonderful ties, for you will…
- “You may have to curb his desire to work sixteen hours a day. You…
- “You will be most successful with alcoholics if you do not exhibit…
- “You will know what it means to give of yourself that others may survive…
- “You will learn the full meaning of ‘Love thy neighbor as thyself…
- “You will lose the old life to find one much better.” Page 120 — When…
- “You will make mistakes, but if you are in earnest they will not drag…
- “It finally beat us into a state of reasonableness.” Page 48 — Until…
- “If you are as seriously alcoholic as we were, we believe there…
- “…we had but two alternatives: One was to go on to the bitter end…
- “…we couldn’t control our emotional natures, we were a prey to misery…
- “…we all fall much below this standard [(sober, considerate, and helpful…
- “…the main problem of the alcoholic centers in his mind, rather than…
- “…Terror, Bewilderment, Frustration, Despair.” Page 151 — Many, many…
- “…since they have come to believe in a Power greater than themselves…
- “…simply lay out the kit of spiritual tools for his inspection. Show…
- “…nonalcoholic people… are able to stop or moderate, because their…
- “…make it emphatic that he does not have to agree with your conception…
- “…I soon found that when all other measures failed, work with another…
- “…if trouble comes, cheerfully capitalize it as an opportunity to…
- “… he should understand that he must undergo a change of heart. To…
- “…being perhaps fatally ill, does he want to get well? You ask, because…
- “…alcohol was a great persuader. It finally beat us into a state of…
- “’My Creator, I am now willing that you should have all of me, good…
- “’I know I must get along without liquor, but how can I? Have you…
- “‘…I know I must get along without liquor, but how can I? Have you…
- “‘Yes, that’s me,’ said the sick man, ‘the very image…’” Page 157…
- “‘Yes, that’s me,’ said the sick man, ‘the very image.’” Page 157…
- “‘Yes, I’m willing. But am I to be consigned to a life where I shall…
- “‘Though not a religious person, I have profound respect for the spiritual…
- “‘The program of action, though entirely sensible, was pretty drastic…
- “‘I have since been brought into a way of living infinitely more satisfying…
- “‘Ideas, emotions, and attitudes which were once the guiding forces…
- “‘God, I offer myself to Thee—to build with me and to do with me as…
- “‘Exceptions to cases such as yours have been occurring since early…
- “[We] will necessarily spend much time with other alcoholics, but…
- “[This book’s] main object is to enable you to find a Power greater…