Drinking is an emotional thing. It joggles you out of the standardism of everyday life, out of everything being the same.

as a child i suppose i was not quite normal. my happiest times were when i was left alone in the house on a saturday.

the writing of some men is like a vast bridge that carries you over the many things that claw and tear. The Wine of Forever

Food is good for the nerves and the spirit. Courage comes from the belly – all else is desperation.

We are here to laugh at the odds.

Death meant little to me. It was the last joke in a series of bad jokes.

it's good to have things done with when they don't work it's also good not to hate or even forget the person you've failed with.