Personal truth Quote by Christina Cooke

“And yes, the Hemingways, the Fitzgeralds, the Faulkners and the Capotes. Drank while writing. Drink next to the typewriter. But the longer I lived…

— Jeanne Darst

“Getting sober is a radically creative act.”

— Meredith Bell

Writers often have a 'drunk' that is different than anyone else's. That's why it's so insidious and so damning. First of all, because they…

— Debra Winger

“I write better with alcohol.”

— A.D. Starrling

“It's impossible to be a good writer if you haven't lived badly. A past life of drinking heavily, fighting and whoring all help to…

— Ken Scott

Sometimes I write drunk and revise sober, and sometimes I write sober and revise drunk. But you have to have both elements in creation…

— Peter De Vries

“Writing is controlled substance. It acts with the least mediation and strongest effect.”

— Sean Wilsey

“Drunkenness had this to be said for it, it stopped the flow of inspirations.”

— Terry Pratchett

“Emotionally drunk people stuck in absolutism decreases communication and understanding and creates polarization. . . a recipe for disaster”

— David W Earle LPC

Unrecognized alcoholism is the ruling pathology among writers and intellectuals.

— Diana Trilling

“What is said when drunk has been thought out beforehand.”

— Anonymous

“Although a drunk man’s words are a sober man’s thoughts, both the words and thoughts are usually muddled and destructive, as is generally the case…

— Donna Goddard