Quotes on drunkenness
Like other parties of the kind, it was first silent, then talky, then argumentative, then disputatious, then unintelligible, then altogether, then inarticulate, and then drunk. When we had reached the last step of this glorious ladder, it was difficult to get down again without stumbling.
Byron, George Gordon
Never support two weaknesses at the same time. It's your combination sinners - your lecherous liars and your miserly drunkards - who dishonor the vices and bring them into bad repute.
Wilder, Thornton
I think a man ought to get drunk at least twice a year just on principle, so he won't let himself get snotty about it.
Chandler, Raymond