Quotes

Introduction The Big Book—first pub­lished in 1939 and for­mal­ly titled “Alco­holics Anony­mous”—is more than a recov­ery man­u­al; it’s a lit­er­ary life­line woven from thou­sands of per­son­al sto­ries and prac­ti­cal insights. With­in its pages, short, potent sen­tences became touch­stones for mil­lions seek­ing free­dom from alcohol’s grip. The quotes below are the phras­es new­com­ers scrib­ble on meet­ing hand­outs and old-timers recite from mem­o­ry when life feels…