“In recovery, it's all about putting one foot in front of the other. As a writer, it's all about putting one word next to another on a page. ”

“I am a poster child with no poster”

“It's another sin. Worse than all the other ones, which are immediate, violent and hot...It's the eighth deadly sin. The one God left out, Hope.”

“Please, call me Lucifer...Wreckage has told me all about you...I think you'll fit right in with my little family of misfits...”

“For all you know, this moment, this second, or the next, or the next, could be your destiny. It's not about having plans. It's about having purpose and being who, not what you want to be.”

“As every runner knows, running is about more than just putting one foot in front of the other; it is about our lifestyle and who we are.”

“It's not pride I'm feeling. It's another sin. Worse than all the other ones, which are immediate, violent, and hot. This one sits inside you quietly and eats you from the inside out like the trichina worms the pigs get. It's the Eighth Deadly Sin. The one God left out. Hope.”