Patrick Carnes Quotes

#1. Patrick Carnes wrote an apt description of the addict's behavior: "The addict substitutes a sick relationship to an event or a process for a healthy relationship with others. The addict's relationship with a mood-altering experience becomes central to his life" (Carnes 2001, 14).

George Collins

#2. We are so used to our own history, we do not see it as remarkable or out of the ordinary, whereas others might see it as horrendous. Further, we tend to minimize that which we feel shameful about.

Patrick J. Carnes

#3. Wolf Boy is absolutely beguiling. Evan Kuhlman has boundless empathy for all his characters, and his wonderful protagonist Stephen is, in turn, boundlessly inventive ... This is an auspicious debut.

Valerie Sayers

#4. Grilling is an easy tradition to start at any age! To get started, one only needs a modest investment in equipment and a little bit of outdoor space.

Barton Seaver

#5. , living so close to Nature that everything you do is determined by her and each passing minute is felt rather than made use of.

Ahdaf Soueif

#6. However, sexual anorexics do have a definite profile that separates them from the larger population of those having difficulty being sexual: They are often extremely competent people who are committed to doing things very well and have a fear of making mistakes and being human.

Patrick J. Carnes

#7. I just like playing interesting, complex, complicated characters. I like films that also have an element of humor.

Steve Buscemi

#8. There are good and bad times in a relationship. You start to understand more about how a relationship can go awry when two people spend too much time together. They tend to overlook all of the red flags that pop up early because they want to make it work and they want to believe it's right.

Michael Ealy

#9. He was giving me the same look I got Wednesday night right before he kissed me, and I knew I hadn't imagined anything. It was anger and desire mixed together to make something hot enough for my knees to go weak.

Penelope Douglas

#10. Addiction is a relationship, a pathological relationship in which ... obsession replaces people.

Patrick Carnes