,,Drinking is an emotional thing. It joggles you out of the standardism of everyday life, out of everything being the same. It yanks you out of your body and your mind and throws you against the wall. I have the feeling that drinking is a form of suicide where you’re allowed to return to life…
Few others deserve the description bohemian more than Václav Havel (1936-2011). Not only was this former dissident from Czechoslovakia born in Prague, traditional capital of the region Bohemia, he also knew how to live life. Labeled by political opponents as an uncontrolable drunkard, cherished by friends who say Havel just loved drinking and women. This bohemian lifestyle did…
It seems like almost every brilliant writer in history was a huge drunkard too. From Mark Twain to Ernest Hemingway, they knew their way around the bottle. And Stephen King (1947) was no exception to that rule. The legendary writer, who was most known for his thrillers and horror stories, drank so much he claims he…
If there was ever a functioning drunkard it must have been Mark Twain (1835-1910). In our list of historical drunks there are some examples of troubled minds, but that was absolutely not the case for this American author. Fellow writer and heavy drinker William Faulkner would describe Twain as ‘The Father of American Literature’. His…
,,Champagne, if you are seeking the truth, is better than a lie detector. It encourages a man to be expansive, even reckless, while lie detectors are only a challenge to tell lies successfully.” English novelist and agent for the Secret Intelligence Service Graham Greene See more Drinking Quotes
The English writer Charles Dickens (1812-1870) lived in a time that was probably one of the toughest in history for the poor and uneducated people. As the industrial revolution made many fine crafts otiose. The working class had to settle for long and underpaid days in the factories, as the only little bit of joy came from…
Few people in the 20th century will have lead a more interesting life than Ernest Hemingway 1899-1961). He was fighting for the American army in World War I at the Italian Front, where he got seriously injured. Later he returned to Europe as a journalist to cover the Spanish Civil War and later on World…
,,Let me advise you, Madam, leave off your dam’d adulterated water, your tea, and take to wine. It will paint your face better than vermilion, and put more honesty in your heart than all the sermons you can read.” English novelist Henry Fielding See more Drinking Quotes
Religion and alcohol consumption is always a tricky combination. There are always some religious freaks that tell us we have to stay abstinent. In the past we have written about the retards who claim Christians shouldn’t drink and we also showed you with phrases from the Quran that alcohol technically is not forbidden in Islam.…
A very nice post today on the weblog A Writer’s Journey. Our very own Nikolay Nikolov was interviewed about his passion for writing and of course Lords of the Drinks wasn’t left out here. Since we never really let you in on what moves us to expose you to our drunken drivel, you might find this…
Lords of the Drinks 