"It is most absurdly said that a man is disguised in liquor; for, on the contrary, most men are disguised by sobriety."

-Thomas de Quincy

"For art to exist, for any sort of aesthetic activity to exist, a certain physiological precondition is indispensable-intoxication."

-Friedrich Nietzsche

"In a world where there is a law against people ever showing their emotions, or ever releasing themselves from the grayness of their days, a drink is not a social tool. It is a thing you need in order to live."
-Jimmy Breslin

"It's like gambling somehow. You go out for a night of drinking and you don't know where you're going to end up the next day. It could work out good or it could be disastrous. It's like the throw of the dice."

-Jim Morrison

"Modern life is often a mechanical oppression and liquor is the only mechanical relief."

-Ernest Hemingway

“The hangover became a part of the day as well allowed-for as the Spanish siesta.”

—F. Scott Fitzgerald