Quote by Alcoholics Anonymous

“Men who are ill-natured and quarrelsome when drunk are very worthy persons when sober. For drink in reality doth not reverse nature or create…

— Henry Fielding

“Why now that he's sober and thoughtful, and living as a good man, does he get in the worst trouble of his life?”

— Louise Erdrich

if a man be discreet enough to take to hard drinking in his youth, before his general emptiness is ascertained, his friends invariably credit…

— Agnes Repplier

“Often people display a curious respect for a man drunk, rather like the respect of simple races for the insane. Respect rather than fear.…

— F. Scott Fitzgerald

“There are various reasons why an individual might habitually consume large quantities of alcohol, but they all effectively boil down to the same thing.…

— Haruki Murakami

“Maybe weakness in his character, or trauma from his past. Or perhaps something in the present was causing his problem. Or maybe a combination…

— Haruki Murakami

“And I was sure it was the drink that irrigated White’s self-sabotage, for it is the common trait of alcoholics to make plans and…

— Helen Macdonald

Weakness ineffectually seeks to disguise itself,--like a drunken man trying to show how sober he is.

— Christian Nestell Bovee

“Aside from these infrequent outbursts he possesses the gentle demeanor that sometimes trails the newly sober, that deep acceptance that comes with realizing how…

— Nick Flynn

“Men and women drink essentially because they like the effect produced by alcohol. The sensation is so elusive that, while they admit it is…

— Alcoholics Anonymous

“All drunks, particularly those who grew up in alcoholic homes, have that same sense of angst and trepidation, one that has no explainable origins.…

— James Lee Burke

"It's just literally being afraid. And you think, oh, [the alcohol] will ease the fear. And it doesn't." What was he afraid of? "Everything.…

— Robin Williams