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Quotes About Recovery

and when they pulled her from the wreck, you know, she still had on her shades
~ Tom Waits
Don't forget to take life one day at a time because if you miss a day or two it's called being in a coma.
~ Unknown
New Goals As a major-league player, Hershiser continued to work hard at improving his game, and after five years in the majors, he set a new goal for himself: He wanted to be the youngest, smartest major-league pitcher ever.4 His new goal was realized in 1988. After recovering from knee surgery
~ Unknown
Are you sure, sweetheart, that you want to be well?… Just so's you're sure, sweetheart, and ready to be healed, cause wholeness is no trifling matter. A lot of weight when you're well.
~ Toni Cade Bambara
So at twelve, I discovered that alcohol could dull pain and saw it as a friend. It was only in later years I realized that a friendship with a bottle can overnight turn into a relationship with the enemy.
~ Unknown
Even if she had realized that she had a problem, she would not have cared. All she knew was that with each sip she took, the better she felt: her fear receded, her misery disappeared and her confidence grew.
~ Unknown
Others specializing in the field of grief recovery state that the most difficult time following the death of a loved one is usually between seven and nine months afterward.
~ Unknown
Nothing's lost forever.
~ Tony Kushner
Let's get you back to the kitchen and put some butter on those wounds.
~ Unknown
The heroin I bought last night was so-so at best, but I dumped a lot into my wake up shot and managed to find a decent vein in my ankle. The dope flooded my bloodstream and I could feel normality returning: my aching muscles relaxed, the ice unthawed around my bones, my jangling nerves subsisted. I looked at my watch; it was 6:30 a. m. Another perfect fucking day had begun.
~ Unknown
The art of being sick is not the same as the art of getting well.
~ Tony Snow
Her entire life has been devoted to healing the deepest, most invasive unseeable scar that one can ever have.
~ Tori Amos
For a while she considered being ill, but she changed her mind...
~ Tove Jansson
Jos yritän saada kaiken entiselleen, niin minusta itsestänikin tulee samanlainen kuin ennen. Alan taas pelätä.
~ Tove Jansson
William needs a good woman in his life. The war was hard on him. He had no heart for it.
~ Tracie Peterson
Time wounds all heals.
~ Tracy Letts
I went to the University of South Florida for five and a half years. Then I sobered up, got dressed, and went home. They still have my earrings.
~ Unknown
I've been sober for two-and-a-half years, My children are happy. In August, my wife and I will celebrate our fifteenth wedding anniversary. My band is back together with a sold-out tour.
~ Trey Anastasio
Take a break and give yourself enough time to heal. You cannot allow their hurt to change you or cause you to become bitter.
~ Unknown
How is it possible to protect your loved ones from old heartaches?
~ Unknown
One day you're going to wake up and the world won't be as dark … One day the air will change, and the sun will feel good on your face again, and when it does, I want you to let it. It won't be a betrayal. It won't mean you've stopped caring. I promise.
~ Unknown
He sees the scar over his eye. It will fade eventually, but it will never disappear. It will never be as good as new. Maybe that's okay. Maybe being good as new is overrated.
~ Unknown
What happens if the scroll gets destroyed? Is your magic gone forever?" "No, then it comes back to me,
~ Tui T. Sutherland
Starflight had to sit down and fold his wings over his head for a minute.
~ Tui T. Sutherland