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Intense, unpredictable, and instantly engaging, A Million Little Pieces is a memoir of drug and alcohol abuse and rehabilitation as it has never been told before: through complete lies. Recounted in visceral, kinetic prose, and crafted with a forthrightness that rejects piety, cynicism, and... read more
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Summary edit
A Million Little Pieces presents the daily struggle of a drug abuser who finds himself at a near death experience. He enters a drug rehabilitation center, and finds that the people he are surrounded by are just as bad if not worse then he is, and the withdrawals are begining to become... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Characters/People edit
- James Frey: Main Character
- Lilly: Girl James meets and becomes close to in Rehab.
- Leonard: Man that James becomes close with in Rehab.
- Joanne: Staff member of James' facility.
- James Frey: Crazy, Drunk, Sick, In Love
- Roy: Add a description of this character.
- John
- Hank: The first person that befriends Frey in rehab. He drives the shuttle and takes Frey to his dentist appointments. He is the first person that started to break down the walls that Frey had put up to protect himself.
- Julie: James's friend
- Marty
- Ted
- Ken: Staff member of the clinic
- Warren
- Bobby
- Miles: Judge
- Kirk
- Stevens
- Randall
- Matty
- Larry
- Lucinda
- Clinic
- Michael
- Michelle
- Lincoln: Staff member at the clinic
- Buddy
- Michelangelo
- Kevin
- Grandmother: Lilly's Grandmother
- Geena
- Daniel
- David
- Jack
- Sophie
- Gene Hackman
- Sawyer
- Babar
Quotes edit
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“"What time do you start drinking?" "When I wake up." "How much per day?" "As much as I can." "Do you use anything else?" "Cocaine." "How often?" "Everyday." "Anything else?" "Pills, acid, mushrooms, meth, PCP and glue."”
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“"I look around me. There is blackness, there is alcohol, threre are drugs. There is an abundance of all of them. I know I am alone and there is no one to stop me. I know I can do as much as I want of whatever I want. As I reach for one of the bottles, somthing inside of me tells me to stop, that what i'm doing is wrong, that i can't keep doing this to my self. I reach anyways"”
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“"I pull out a black crayon. Unlike most of the other crayons, black has hardly been used. People probably aviod black because it isnt considered a very happy color. I, however, like black."”
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““I laugh. I laugh out loud. The answers to my questions are simple if I allow them to be simple. They are all in my lap I just need to look down. I am scared of everything. I am scared because I allow myself to be scared. There is nothing that should scare me. I laugh out loud because it is so simple. I shouldn't be scared of anything. I am not scared of anything. Simple as that. Not one f****** thing.” (417)”
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““Be content with what you have and take joy in the way things are. When you realize that you have all you need the world belongs to you.” (370)”
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“Words can't say this. The one word love means too little for what it is. It means everything and that is still not enough. It doesn't communicate even a fraction of the feelings involved. Love. The word is not enough for what it is. Love. Love.”
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“The first time I saw you, my heart fell. The second time I saw you, my heart fell. The third time the fourth time the fifth time and everytime since, my heart has fallen.”
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“When I see you the world stops. It stops and all that exists for me is you and my eyes staring at you. There's nothing else. No noise, no other people, no thoughts or worries, no yesterday, no tomorrow. The world just stops, and it is a beautiful place, and there is only you. Just you, and my eyes staring at you.”
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Care about what other people think and you will always be their prisoner.
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When one lives without fear, one cannot be broken. When one lives with fear one is broken before one begins to live.
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Live and let live, do not judge, take life as it comes and deal with it, everything will be okay.
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Failure is an opportunity. If you blame someone else you will never stop blaming. Fulfill your own obligations, correct your own mistakes. Do what you need to do and demand nothing of others.
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What is more important, fame or integrity. What is more valuable, money or happiness. What is more dangerous, success or failure. If you look to others for fulfillment, you will never be fulfilled. If your happiness depends on money, you will never be happy. Be content with what you have and take joy in the way things are. When you realize you have all you need, the World belongs to you.
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Practice not wanting, desiring, judging, doing, fighting, knowing. Practice just being. Everything will fall into place.
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The one word love means too little for what it is. It means everything and that is still not enough. It doesn’t communicate even a fraction of the feelings involved. Love. The word is not enough for what it is. Love. Love.
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Be smart, be strong, be proud, live honorably and with dignity, and just hold on.
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Stand on your toes and you won’t stand firm. Rush ahead and you won’t go far. Try to shine and you’ll extinguish your light. Try to define yourself, you won’t know who you are. Don’t try to control others. Let go and let them be.
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The greatest art is unsophisticated, the greatest love indifferent, the greatest wisdom childish.
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First Sentence edit
I wake to the drone of an airplane engine and the feeling of something warm dripping down my chin.
Themes & Symbolism edit
- The Sketches every Chapter.: These sketches show the emotional and psychological state of the addict James.
- Drug Abuse: Describe this theme.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 59 of 70 in Oprah's Book Club. (authoritative list)
Preceded by Light in August, and followed by Night.
This is book 38 of 100 in Top 100 Books That Defined The Noughties (Telegraph). (authoritative list)
Preceded by Somewhere Towards the End, and followed by A Royal Duty.
Authors & Contributors edit
- James Frey (Author) - Wrote entire book. And even though it's a great book... it's based on lies!
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Random House
Country: US
Publication Date: April 15, 2003
ISBN: 978-0385507752
Page Count: 432
Publisher: Random House
Country: US
Publication Date: April 15, 2003
ISBN: 978-0385507752
Page Count: 432
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: HV5831.M6F74 2003
- Dewey: 362.29092
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