"A man takes a drink, the drink takes……" — Sinclair Lewis

"A man takes a drink, the drink takes another, and the drink takes the man."

— Sinclair Lewis

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61 Quotes by Sinclair Lewis

Sinclair Lewis has 61 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

It is, I think, an error to believe that there is any need of religion to make life seem worth…
People will buy anything that is one to a customer.
Writing is just work-there's no secret. If you dictate or use a pen or type or write with your toes-it's…
It is impossible to discourage the real writers - they don't give a damn what you say, they're going to…
Every compulsion is put upon writers to become safe, polite, obedient, and sterile.
Writers kid themselves-about themselves and other people. Take the talk about writing methods. Writing is just work-there's no secret. If…
A sensational event was changing from the brown suit to the gray the contents of his pockets. He was earnest…
Pugnacity is a form of courage, but a very bad form.
When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross.
Most troubles are unnecessary. We have Nature beaten; we can make her grow wheat; we can keep warm when she…
It has not yet been recorded that any human being has gained a very large or permanent contentment from meditation…
Every compulsion is put upon writers to become safe, polite, obedient, and sterile. In protest, I declined election to the…

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More Drink Quotes

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High thoughts must have high language. — Aristophanes
If you have children, you don't want to have drugs and drinks in the house. It's just not good. — Billie Joe Armstrong
Some books are undeservedly forgotten; none are undeservedly remembered. — Wystan Hugh Auden
It's frightening how easy it is to commit murder in America. Just a drink too much. I can see myself… — Wystan Hugh Auden
I can't drink whiskey like I used to back then, that's for sure. — Sebastian Bach
Age appears to be best in four things; old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to… — Francis Bacon
I don't have any particular thing I do ritualistically. I do the same thing every day. I get up. Drink… — Erykah Badu
I drink a bucket of white tea in the morning. I read about this tea of the Emperor of China,… — Antonio Banderas
A drink a day keeps the shrink away. — Edward Abbey
I juice a lot; I get as much protein as I can, because being a vegan, there isn't much protein.… — Travis Barker
Not all chemicals are bad. Without chemicals such as hydrogen and oxygen, for example, there would be no way to… — Dave Barry
You can only be young once. But you can always be immature. — Dave Barry

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