penitence
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On drinking.
“The only thing I’m scared of is that I’m gonna drink again and my daughter won’t let me see my grandkid.”
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On addiction, crime, Buddhism, and exorcism.
If we want people to heal, we shouldn’t keep them inside bleak boxes.
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