“Almost anyone can take a break from drinking. Try doing that, paired with the emotionally exhausting work of identifying why you drink and why you’re choosing to give it up temporarily.”— Tawny Lara, thetemper.com
“Never had a drink. That’s one of my good things. Never had a drink, and I never had a cigarette. Other than that, I’m a disaster.”— Donald Trump, amazon.com
“It is an act of rebellion to remain present, to go against society’s desire for you to numb yourself, to look away. But we must not look away.”— Florence Welch, vogue.co.uk
“A few weeks back, I told someone I wasn’t drinking, and in response, they asked if I hated fun.”— Graham Isador, gq.com
“Being sober, my obsession became being fit and focused, but I like to leave the planet now and again. I decided to have the odd joint or a few beers to keep a bit of psychedelia in my life.”— Keith Flint, matt-blake.co.uk
“Being sober, my obsession became being fit and focused, but I like to leave the planet now and again. I decided to have the odd joint or a few beers to keep a bit of psychedelia in my life.”— Keith Flint, matt-blake.co.uk
“I was raised Catholic, and ritual will always be a powerful act in my life. It’s why I enjoy my daily routines of nurturing skincare and light witchcraft.”— Sara Benincasa, medium.com
“Because the other side of connection is coming to know real rejection.”— Bridget Phetasy, melmagazine.com
“This is how a drag makeover also becomes an important discussion of gender, sobriety, and what it’s like to be judged within the LGBTQ+ community.”— John Paul Brammer, them.us
“I felt something else: initiated, aglow. The whole world stood accused: You never told me it felt this good.”— Leslie Jamison, nytimes.com