“Your best days are ahead of you. The movie starts when the guy gets sober and puts his life back together; it doesn't end there.”
“They got drunk and high on a regular basis, but this is a vestige of youth that you either quit while you're young or you become an addict if you don't die. If you are the Old Guy In The Punk House, move out. You have a substance abuse problem.”
“Just as others pray daily, you should think to yourself daily about what you can do to be closer to this Ideal Image. Think: "What can I do today to make my life better?" "What can I do to become more like my Ideal Image?”
“We've been there and come back. When you fall in the pit, people are supposed to help you up. But you have to get up on your own. We'll take your arms, but you have to get your legs underneath you and stand.”
“Q: What's the difference between a tweaker and an elephant?A: The elephant will eat all your peanut butter.”
“Q: How do you tell when there's an elephant in the pit?A: Peanut shells on the floor.”
“Maximum Rocknrolldidn't have a map section.How was I supposed to knowthat Berkeley was not a neighborhood of San Francisco?”