I thought we were giving our thoughts on our interpretation of the quote.....not an opinion about an individual.
The quote places a value on one person (the lost? the addict?) only based upon the sacrifice of another to save them. It is not only demeaning to "the lost" but it devalues the sacrifice of the martyr as "never enough".
No one human's value is determined by the efforts or lack thereof of another. No one person's love is measured by what they give up in order to prove how great it is.
There are lots of quotes I love....this isn't one of them.
gentle hugs
ke