"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
"I have, he went on, betrayed myself withbelief, deluded myself with lovetricked myself with sex.the bottle is damned faithful, he said,the bottle will not lie"
- Charles Bukowski
"Life will hack off your head and shit down your neck every chance it gets. I've found that consuming drugs and booze, listening to music and always having an excuse in the best way to tip the scales."
- Dave Matthes
"Writhing bodies fused as one on the dance floor, limbs tingling, lungs drunk on the lust-filled air."
- Sidney Knight
"I'll drink your champagne. I'll drink every drop of it, I don't care if it kills me."
- F. Scott Fitzgerald
"She’s happier than Nicola. That’s probably true. Alcoholics can stop drinking but what is there for the children of alcoholics? Is it always too late? Probably. She doesn’t know."
- Roddy Doyle
"Ô, wine!, the truth-serum so potent that all those who wish to live happy lives should abstain from drinking it entirely!... except of course when they are alone."
- Roman Payne
"Treatment for dependency at substance abuse treatment centers must change if alcoholism and addiction are to be overcome in our society."
- Chris Prentiss
"it does seemthe more we drinkthe better the wordsgo."
"I had sent her to four consecutive psychiatrists, and not one of them had gotten me sober."
- Alcoholics Anonymous