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Often people display a curious respect for a man drunk, rather like the respect of simple races for the insane... There is something awe-inspiring in one who has lost all inhibitions.

If merely 'feeling good' could decide, drunkenness would be the supremely valid human experience.

It pays to get drunk with the best people.

And what makes me happy now has changed as well... Its one thing to play in a bar or at a biker festival, and hear a guy who's been drinking beer all day come up and tell you how good you are. For a long time in your life that will make you happy.

Sometimes when you're drunk you can see better.

I'm not trying to find another thing that's wrong with me, but I'm such a nice person, and I have a couple of drinks and I'm really good fun and then I'm really not fun.

Since I've quit drinking, I'm not sure I've found the good life, but I've certainly uncovered a better one.

I see that a man cannot give himself up to drinking without being miserable one half his days and mad the other.

When you stop drinking, you have to deal with this marvelous personality that started you drinking in the first place.

I used to think drinking was the only way to be happy. Now I know there is no way to be happy.