Alcohol
Quotes - If you didn't do anything that wasn't good for you it would be a very
dull life
“When
he was dry, he believed it was alcohol he needed, but when he had a few drinks
in him, he knew it was something else, possibly a woman; and when he had it all
-- cash, booze, and a wife -- he couldn't be distracted from the great
emptiness that was always falling through him and never hit the ground.”
―
Denis Johnson
“When
a man who is drinking neat gin starts talking about his mother he is past all
argument.”
―
C.S. Forester, The African Queen
“There
was a tacit understanding between them that 'liquor helped'; growing more
miserable with every glass one hoped for the moment of relief.”
―
Graham Greene, The Heart of the Matter
“I
am not your victim because you are not a predator any more than a bottle of
scotch stalks an alcoholic.”
―
Sue William Silverman, Love Sick: One Woman's Journey through Sexual Addiction
“The
thought that the Mayan culture managed to calculate the Earth’s
passing
through the plane of the Milky Way galaxy never failed to fascinate
Chuck.
It was December of 2012 that had marked the end of the
Mayan
calendar and also saw the Earth pass through that plane, the winter
equinox
of 2012, to be precise. Of course, that exact date had been
disproved.
The Mayans hadn’t accounted for leap year.
How
could an ancient culture have calculated such a complex 26,000
year
celestial cycle yet not figure in leap year? Yet another puzzle. Maybe
it
was this rare event that accounted for the appearance of his comet.
His
comet. Maybe he could be the one to officially make the discovery.”
―
Jody Summers, The Mayan Legacy
“That's
what was wrong with drinking too much. You became immune to drunken delights.
There was no solace in liquor. Before you got happy, you collapsed.”
―
Richard Matheson, I Am Legend and Other Stories
“Lucivar
winced. "She guzzled half the flask — and it wasn't one of his home brews,
it was the concoction you created."
Jaenelle’s
eyes widened. “You let her drink a ‘gravedigger’?”
“No
no no,” Wilhelmina said, shaking her head. “You shouldn’t ever drink a
gravedigger until he’s had a bath.” She smiled placidly when Jaenelle and
Lucivar just stared at her.
“Mother
Night,” Lucivar muttered.
“Do
you know that song?” Wilhelmina asked Jaenelle.”
―
Anne Bishop, Queen of the Darkness
“The
challenge lies in knowing how to bring this sort of day to a close. His mind
has been wound to a pitch of concentration by the interactions of the office.
Now there are only silence and the flashing of the unset clock on the
microwave. He feels as if he had been playing a computer game which
remorselessly tested his reflexes, only to have its plug suddenly pulled from
the wall. He is impatient and restless, but simultaneously exhausted and
fragile. He is in no state to engage with anything significant. It is of course
impossible to read, for a sincere book would demand not only time, but also a
clear emotional lawn around the text in which associations and anxieties could
emerge and be disentangled. He will perhaps only ever do one thing well in his
life.
For
this particular combination of tiredness and nervous energy, the sole workable
solution is wine. Office civilisation could not be feasible without the hard
take-offs and landings effected by coffee and alcohol.”
―
Alain de Botton, The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work
“How
is it that everyone on this train has so much alcohol?"
"We
always head to Canada at the beginning of the season," she says taking her
seat again. "Their laws are much more civilized. Cheers.”
―
Sara Gruen, Water for Elephants
“It
was like a Russian party, Arkady thought. People got drunk, recklessly
confessed their love, spilled their festering dislike, had hysterics, marched
out, were dragged back in and revived with brandy. It wasn't a French salon.”
―
Martin Cruz Smith
“If
you didn't do anything that wasn't good for you it would be a very dull life.
What are you gonna do? Everything that is pleasant in life is dangerous. Have
you noticed that? I'd like to find the bastard that thought that one up.”
―
Lemmy Kilmister
“Millions
of deaths would not have happened if it weren’t for the consumption of alcohol.
The same can be said about millions of births.”
―
Mokokoma Mokhonoana
“Hi,
this is Ganymede, cup-bearer to Zeus, and when I'm out buying wine for the Lord
of the Skies, I always buckle up!”
―
Rick Riordan, The Sea of Monsters
“The
worst gift I was given is when I got out of rehab that Christmas; a bottle of
wine. It was delicious.”
―
Craig Ferguson
“I
spent a lot of money on booze, birds, and fast cars. The rest I just
squandered.”
―
George Best
“At
first I assumed he was a Mexican, but slowly began to realise that a real
Mexican probably wouldn't be wearing a sombrero in a London nightclub. And he'd
probably have a real moustache, not a stick-on one. A Mexican with a stick-on
moustache would be like a Super-Mexican, because he'd have two moustaches, and
that'd be cool, because a Super-Mexican could probably use his poncho as a
cape, and then I realised I was saying all this to the man's face.”
―
Danny Wallace, Yes Man
“If
you were to ask me if I'd ever had the bad luck to miss my daily cocktail, I'd
have to say that I doubt it; where certain things are concerned, I plan ahead.”
―
Luis Bunuel
“All
political movements are basically anti-creative — since a political movement is
a form of war. “There’s no place for impractical dreamers around here,” that’s
what they always say. “Your writing activities will be directed, kindly stop
horsing around.” “As for the smoking of marijuana, it is the exploitation for
the workers.” Both favor alcohol and are against pot.”
―
William S. Burroughs
“Alcohol
has its own well-know defects as a medication for depression but no one has
ever suggested - ask any doctor - that it is not the most effective
anti-anxiety agent yet known.”
―
Joan Didion, Blue Nights
