Anton Chekhov
Playwright, Short Story Writer
"Lying is the same as alcoholism. Liars prevaricate even on their deathbeds."
Alcoholism quotes
Alcoholism
15 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
Omar Khayyam
Poet, Mathematician, Astronomer
"Drink! for you know not when you came, nor why; Drink! for you know not why you go, nor where."
Diana Trilling
Author
"Unrecognized alcoholism is the ruling pathology among writers and intellectuals."
Terence McKenna
Ethnobotanist, Philosopher, Writer
"Alcoholism isn't a disease. It's a failure of self-image."
Jennifer Stone
Actress
"Love, like alcoholism, comes to a point of no return."
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