High on Arrival Quotes

“You never know what someone is dealing with behind closed doors. You only know what you see or what you think you see.”
― Mackenzie Phillips, High on Arrival

“The weight is off my shoulders. I don't live in the past anymore. I look forward, instead of back.”
― Mackenzie Phillips, High on Arrival

“My father was different. He loved me, but under ordinary circumstances, he didn’t see himself as my protector and my guide. He saw himself as a very cool person who loved to hang out with other cool people, including his own children.”
― Mackenzie Phillips, High on Arrival

“Parents have certain responsibilities. Most have an innate sense of what might be good for their kids and what might be bad for them. They make choices based on those beliefs. They shelter their children from activities and influences that might harm them or lead them in the wrong direction. That feeling of protection hit me the instant I saw my newborn son, and it was so powerful and intertwined with love that I can’t imagine separating the two.”
― Mackenzie Phillips, High on Arrival

“What do you expect to happen if you teach your child to roll joints at the age of ten? How will she turn out if she is free to pilfer the lesser of your personal pharmacy? Who will she be if she is left to find her way among adults who are lost or hellbent on losing themselves?”
― Mackenzie Phillips, High on Arrival