Drink Quotes

“Never underestimate real life. Things you think will never happen will occur, and more. Bad, and good. I know this, in my bones.”
― Ann Dowsett Johnston, Drink: The Intimate Relationship between Women and Alcohol

“those moments, when I am afraid or my confidence is low, that’s what I lean on. In the past, I leaned on alcohol. Therefore, when I hear Carl Jung’s letter to Bill Wilson, that’s what I think of: the concept of a loving creator has replaced alcohol as a solution.”
― Ann Dowsett Johnston, Drink: The Intimate Relationship Between Women and Alcohol

“the richer the country, the fewer abstainers and the smaller the gap between male and female consumption.”
― Ann Dowsett Johnston, Drink: The Intimate Relationship Between Women and Alcohol

“I love a martini—but two at the most. Three I’m under the table, four, I’m under the host.”
― Ann Dowsett Johnston, Drink: The Intimate Relationship Between Women and Alcohol

“for most, booze is a loan shark, someone they trusted for a while, came to count on, before it turned ugly.”
― Ann Dowsett Johnston, Drink: The Intimate Relationship Between Women and Alcohol

“The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you,
Don’t go back to sleep.
You must ask for what you really want.
Don’t go back to sleep.
People are going back and forth across the doorsill
where the two worlds touch.
The door is round and open.
Don’t go back to sleep. —RUMI”
― Ann Dowsett Johnston, Drink: The Intimate Relationship Between Women and Alcohol

“The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you, Don’t go back to sleep. You must ask for what you really want. Don’t go back to sleep. People are going back and forth across the doorsill where the two worlds touch. The door is round and open. Don’t go back to sleep. —RUMI”
― Ann Dowsett Johnston, Drink: The Intimate Relationship Between Women and Alcohol

“People who binge drink tend to do so frequently,” says Brewer. “Most people who drink too much aren’t addicted to alcohol. Most of these people are not dependent. What’s the big picture? This is a major public health problem.”
― Ann Dowsett Johnston, Drink: The Intimate Relationship Between Women and Alcohol

“—ANNE”
― Ann Dowsett Johnston, Drink: The Intimate Relationship Between Women and Alcohol