#alcohol

O God, that men should put an enemy in their mouths to steal away their brains!" - Cassio (Act II, Scene iii) ↗

— William Shakespeare

#drugs #drunkenness #intoxication-and-sobriety #men

I automatically assume people won't like me, so I don't talk to them unless they approach me first. I can't become a part of a crowd because I can't get past that feeling that I don't belong. ↗

— Stephanie Kuehnert

#drugs #sex #teens #teen

That's the problem with drinking, I thought, as I poured myself a drink. If something bad happens you drink in an attempt to forget; if something good happens you drink in order to celebrate; and if nothing happens you drink to make something happen. ↗

— Charles Bukowski

#women

it provokes the desire, but it takes away the performance ↗

— William Shakespeare

#drinking #alcohol

Scotch whisky is made from barley and the morning dew on angel's nipples. ↗

— Warren Ellis

#drinking #whisky #alcohol

I think I need a drink.' 'Almost everybody does only they don't know it. ↗

— Charles Bukowski

#alcohol

Always remember, that I have taken more out of alcohol than alcohol has taken out of me. ↗

— Winston Churchill

#alcohol

Is that vodka?" Margarita asked weakly. The cat jumped up in his seat with indignation. "I beg pardon, my queen," he rasped, "Would I ever allow myself to offer vodka to a lady? This is pure alcohol! ↗

— Mikhail Bulgakov

#bulgakov #cats #vodka #alcohol

I once heard someone say that the concept of moderation seems a little extreme, and tonight...I agree. ↗

— Koren Zailckas

#moderation #alcohol

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

#drinking #liquor #relationships #relief #alcohol