Avarice Quote by Sue Fortin

“At the beginning, there had been talk of using some of her money to start a home for alcoholics. In a sense they had…

— Edward St. Aubyn

“Besides, she was alone and those who drink alone, she decided, had no need of any impediments to the pure act of consumption.”

— Alan Goodare

“She trusted her instincts; she trusted those dear to her; she trusted her emotions and her passions. She drank deep, you could see that;…

— Joanna Trollope

“There were two types of drinkers: those who drank to enhance their personalities, and those who sought to rid themselves of something.”

— Haruki Murakami

“I needed her more than food or sunlight. Only when she came into my life did I start to live- intoxicated by her taste,…

— Pepper Winters

“People came in search of alcohol and food and the illusion that if you combined alcohol and food, they added up to meaning.”

— Jarett Kobek

“It had been so long since she had felt the touch of a man. Too long. She had almost forgotten that ripe, heavy throb…

— Sherri L. King

“And Stoner came to realize that she was, as she had said, almost happy with her despair; she would live her days out quitely,…

— John Edward Stoner

“For whatever reason, heavy drinking at once intensified and deadened the Dreams. The way they slurred into one another made them seem less immediate,…

— R. Scott Bakker

“It was a compound of self-reliance, hard knocks, heart hunger, unceasing work, and generosity. There was no form of suffering with which the girl…

— Gene Stratton Porter

“She tasted like strawberries and wine. So, so sweet and harmfully intoxicating. I was fully drunk on her. Head foggy by her lips, body…

— Sarah A. Bailey

“Alcohol was a good friend, but it was also jealous and would tolerate no competition.”

— Oliver Pötzsch