“As applied to substance abuse, the cognitive approach helps individualsto come to grips with the problems leading to emotional distressand to gain a broader perspective on their reliance on drugs forpleasure and/or relief from discomfort.”

“Emotional discomfort, when accepted, rises, crests and falls in a series of waves. Each wave washes a part of us away and deposits treasures we never imagined. Out goes naivete, in comes wisdom; out goes anger, in comes discernment; out goes despair, in comes kindness. No one would call it easy, but the rhythm of emotional pain that we learn to tolerate is natural, constructive and expansive... The pain leaves you healthier than it found you.”

“Human rights that do not apply to everyone are not human rights at all.”

“There's a destination,a little up the road. From the habitations and the towns we know. A place we saw the lights turn low. The jig-saw jazz and the get-fresh flow”

“Most times we're so focused on what we think we want that we can't appreciate how happy we already are. It's only when we forget about our problems and help others forget theirs that we realize how good we really have it.”

“All gain access to the heavenly banquet only through the death of the host.”

“Now I have no reason to play fair with you at all. I’m coming, and I DO NOT come in peace. Colonel Marion Briggs, from the forthcoming Valkeryn Series”