“YANNI JOHNNY BACOLAS: I would always tell him, Layne [Staley], why dont you take off, go to some deserted island, hire the best counselors, and just kick this shit? Go for six months if you have to...”

“MARK ARM : Even if I did talk to [Layne Staley], I dont know what I would have said. Seeing him so far down the line on this trajectory that he had set for himself made me queasy. It seemed to me l...”

“YANNI “JOHNNY” BACOLAS: I would always tell him, “Layne [Staley], why don’t you take off, go to some deserted island, hire the best counselors, and just kick this shit? Go for six months if you hav...”

“NANCY LAYNE McCALLUM: An addict and a non-addict don’t think the same — their brains are wired completely differently. Only an addict can help another addict through recovery.”

“MARK ARM : Even if I did talk to [Layne Staley], I don’t know what I would have said. Seeing him so far down the line on this trajectory that he had set for himself made me queasy. It seemed to me ...”

“I bought salvation from a man on the street. He said, "Go down to the beach and let the waves wash your feet.”

“We all have those things that help us carry on through life. It is important that these things upon which we depend for daily strength are healthy for our character rather than harmful. We must ask...”

“God made you for His pleasure. And He made you intrinsically needy and dependent on His unspeakable joy. If you are struggling with sin our addiction, dont try to kill your appetite for pleasure. I...”