1,261 Quotes About Drinking

The pub. It remained the only place in the world that had not evolved into anything more sophisticated. The buildings rose, the towers hit never- ending growth spurts, the concrete sidewalks turned to polycarbonate glass billboards, and the cars drove people. But the pubs—the pubs with their gritty melancholy—endured time. No matter how advanced this species grew to be, the human heart was never short of confusion and in need of the rugged, little lullaby of alcohol and alone time.

When you are young you drink to be sociable, and when you are old you drink to be unsociable.

Your drinking is killing us. When you drink it feels like you're leaving me, like you don't want to be with me, like you want to be by yourself.

Drinking brought oblivion. The world was responsible, but how could you blame the world, the world that imposed a life that the people around us had no choice but to try to forget — with drinking, by drinking.

The term was ‘functional drunk,’ and as far as he was concerned, as long as he was functioning he was going to be drunk.

... you may be wondering how it was physically possible for us to drink more than we already did, but here is the thing about drinking: one can always drink more, if one is truly committed. It's just a mater of discipline, really.

My dad was the town drunk. Most of the time that's not so bad; but New York City?

After a while, the booze and drugs became her problem, which was convenient because she didn't have to deal with her real problem anymore.

I would have preferred whiskey. There’s nothing like its bold flavor and strong burn to remind you that you’re alive. And then quickly dull that feeling.