From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... talked.
BB p.14,
Bill's Story
2.
... talked --
against God.
12&12 p.144,
Tradition Three
3.
... talked for
hours.
BB p.10,
Bill's Story
He talked for hours.
4.
... talked frankly
with that group's oldest member.
12&12 p.141,
Tradition Three
5.
... talked my
language.
BB p.180,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
6.
... talked of
a God personal to me, ...
BB p.10,
Bill's Story
When they talked of a God personal to me, who was love,
superhuman strength
and direction, I became
irritated and my mind snapped shut against such a theory.
7.
... talked of
intolerance, while we were intolerant ...
BB p.50,
We Agnostics
8.
... talked to
everyone who I thought knew ...
BB p.178,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
9.
... talked to
everyone who knew, or thought ...
BB p.180,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
It must be remembered
that I had read a great deal and talked to everyone who knew, or thought they knew anything about the subject
of alcoholism.
10.
... talked, who
knew what he was talking ...
BB p.180,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
Of far more importance was the fact
that he was the first living human with whom I had
ever talked, who knew what he was talking about
in regard to alcoholism from actual experience.
11.
... talked with
complete candor of our conflicts, ...
12&12 p.57,
Step Five
Until we had talked with complete candor of our conflicts, and had listened to someone else do the same thing, we still didn't belong.
12.
... talked with
him for some time, but ...
BB xxxi(xxix),
The Doctor's Opinion
I talked with him for some time, but was not able to bring myself to feel that I had known him before.
13.
... talked with
scores of men who felt ...
BB p.12,
Bill's Story
14.
... talked with
the family, leave them out ...
BB p.91,
Working With Others
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