Quote by Curtis Craddock

“a drunk did not expect the bottle to love him back,and she only wished to drink him in whenever she could.”

— Sherry Thomas

“Alcohol. It can give the courage to talk dirty and the permission to go home with the bartender. It’s the alibi. The cover story.…

— Emma Chase

“Standing at the bar, he watched the bartender pour another shot. He downed it in a single gulp. The alcohol scalded his oesophagus and…

— Linda Castillo

“two unconscious, bleeding men and then over at the girl behind the bar. She was staring at him openmouthed, the glass-rag and beer mug…

— David Baldacci

“Why couldn't she have just admitted she couldn't handle the liquor and given up the deception that she could? He sat there for the…

— Terry Spear

“I make no excuse for what happened. Drunkenness is never more than a symptom, not an absolute cause, and I realize that it would…

— Paul Auster

“His face was stern, and much flushed. If he were really not in the habit of drinking rather more than was exactly good for…

— Charles Dickens

“ "What?" The italics just flew out past the alcohol's guard.”

— Edgar Cantero

“Was he an alcoholic? What was that? Someone who drinks all the time? Who can't say no to a drink? Who drinks in secret?…

— Irvine Welsh

“He somehow saw that to her being drunk had its whole long sentimental history, whereas to him it was a freakish novelty.”

— Alan Hollinghurst

“He was so drunk that he would have stubbornly denied that he was.”

— Filippo Bologna

“Being drunk really brought out her inner vicious bitch.”

— Sarra Manning