Quote by Phil Knight

“But his study was so dim and close, and it gave off the salty inky smell of mental fidgeting.”

— Anne Tyler

“Are you really speechless or has the vodka finally impaired your ability to function like a normal human?”

— Heidi McLaughlin

“It didn’t take him thirty seconds to have a swig of vodka and a hefty sniff before his hands were as steady as a…

— Matthew Bracey

“By half-past one the last drop of pleasure had evaporated, leaving nothing but headaches. We perceived that we were not splendid inhabitants of a…

— George Orwell

“His touch is more intoxicating than any kind and combination of alcohol...”

— Kiran Joshi

“Damn, he was bored. It was a fact, he was only now beginning to realise, that the conversation of the drunk is only interesting…

— Joe Abercrombie

“He was a respected high school English teacher and he had never in his life poisoned his mind with drugs.  He didn’t even drink…

— Brian Harmon

“I wish I could get drunk and do useful things without remembering -like finishing a book, or cleaning the tub.”

— Edward Southgate

“He used books the same way he used alcohol: to pretend that he was not here, and if he was here, that he was…

— Joe Queenan

“He wasn't a happy drunk and when he'd had too much, his frustration spilled out of him in an angry torrent of false bravado.…

— Ed Duncan

“He liked doing research in the library. He liked feeling of accumulating knowledge in his brain. It was something he had enjoyed ever since…

— Haruki Murakami

“I once had a professor who could condense an entire lecture into a can of frozen orange juice. Talk about hard to concentrate.”

— Jarod Kintz