“As I watched a re-run of the Ed Sullivan show, I was startled by the similarity to the plate spinner and my past life. The spinner had many plates spinning on poles. He had to keep adjusting them so they would not lose too much speed, then fall and crash - so familiar.”
Control and manipulation are not love, the outcome is a life of imprisonment ultimately leading to deep rooted feelings of resentment.
— Ken Poirot
This brave philosophy, wherein each man plays God, sounds good in the speaking, but it still has to meet the acid test: how well does it actually work? One good look in the mirror ought to be answer enough for any alcoholic.
— Page 36 The 12 &12
