Kindle Notes & Highlights
Don’t believe everything you read in newspapers or magazines.
for every addict, of whatever addiction, five other people will also suffer.
you could triple that. And they will suffer emotionally, physically and mentally.
‘Nothing costs as much as caring … except not caring.’
He talks about watching the things you have given your life to being broken, and trying to repair them while being worn down by them.
in spite of all the dangers and warnings, people will seek out and experiment with illegal substances even when the risks are known.
no one sets out to become an alcoholic or drug addict.
Why does my son take drugs? Honestly, I don’t know. I don’t know if I’ll ever know.
drugs readily available on virtually every street corner. They’re there in ample supply, as is borne out by the steady dropping of prices.
ask them questions about themselves, about their peers and their views on life.
Down and Out in Paris and London,
Peter became friendly with one of her pals from Brunel University – future fellow-Libertine Carl Barât.
‘Music When the Lights Go
‘For Lovers’,
But the next time I saw an album, it was full of songs about drugs. And when I saw the cover of The Libertines’ second album (called The Libertines), which showed Peter and Carl looking at their tattoos, it looked as if Peter was showing his veins.
‘The Ha Ha Wall’.
He’s now twenty-seven and on his way to who knows where.
For Pete’s sake, I hope he makes it.
reference to a song Peter had written entitled ‘Albion’ and the first Babyshambles album, which was called Down in Albion.
‘Our Daily Bread’ a booklet of daily devotionals which I always leave dotted around the place in the hope he may pick it up.
They are always going over the child’s life, and looking for pointers to indicate that there could be a problem, and wondering how they missed them.
My husband was a broken man. He still is. We are a broken family.
‘What a Waster
the strength of a nation is set in the humble family.
I am a realist. Faithful yes. Religious no. Faith is from God; religions are man-made.
there is always forgiveness from God, even when we sometimes find it hard to forgive ourselves.
he has been confronted daily with the escapades of his son who is ostensibly regarded
as Britain’s most famous drug addict.
‘A cynic is a person who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.’
sleep is an important but overlooked factor on the road to recovery;
There will be no end until the addict becomes sick and tired of being sick and tired.
Control is held by the drug, or the alcohol, or the next bet.
they cannot address the pain until they understand why or how they are causing it.
if you are the loved one of an addict, do write things down because it does help to remember the facts.
not one of us can know what tomorrow may bring.
Each of us must learn to make the very best of what life throws at us and not allow circumstances to break our spirit.
one addict can disrupt many people’s lives.
for every addict there will be five people suffering. I have always maintained that this number could easily be tripled.
keeping track of events helps on many levels and can prove to be even more beneficial if the person writing can express how they felt at different times, in different situations.
Keep your writing. Look back on it. Examine it for patterns of behaviour. Learn from it.
Which came first? The mental health issues? Or the addiction issues?
Her fear, her crippling fear, is that next time he will kill someone.
The overriding control is held by the addiction itself.
Wilde’s self-destructiveness and penchant for mind-altering additions to his diet were prevalent in Peter’s mind.
The Libertines went straight to America and I suppose it was downhill from there.
one of the most influential rock heroes of all time in the NME. People seem hell-bent on perpetuating his wretchedness – a pathetic, limp figure.
