“The reformed addict who feels the craving almost believes in it, then merely smiles…”

“A conservative is someone who believes in reform. But not now.”

“I have no desire whatever to reform myself. My only desire is to reform people who try to reform me. And I believe that the only way to reform people is to kill 'em.”

“the things we crave, our silent desires, out little addictions!”

“It's not enough merely to believe there is a God. You must believe in the God who is there.”

“Addiction to alcohol is also a neurological phenomenon, the result of a complex set of molecular alterations that take place in the brain when it’s excessively and repeatedly exposed to the drug. The science of addiction is complicated, but the basic idea is fairly straightforward: alcohol appears to wreak havoc on the brain’s natural systems of craving and reward, compromising the functioning of the various neurotransmitters and proteins that create feelings of well-being.”