A Writer's Perspective on Drinking

[islander]

To get enough to eat was regarded as an achievement.  To get drunk was a victory.

                                                             - Brendan Behan, on Dublin in the 1930s

[MikeLigalig.com]

it was difficult then to buy wine?

[islander]

it was difficult then to buy wine?

ireland was so poor at that time, but more than that, behan himself was a real drunk. 

[MikeLigalig.com]

i haven't heard of his name, islander.

[islander]

understandable.  he's an irish playwright and irish republican army member (1923-1964) who was in new york often, and got drunk more often.  he was known more for his drinking than his writings.  but he was witty and quotable.  that's all i know of him.  i'm not familiar with any of his works. 

found this; that's him (ugh):

[pioneer]

In this photo he looks really, really drunk.

[Lorenzo]

too much beer, too much wine
sets a man toward moonshine

more on the bottle, less on the job
can reduce a family's income; sob sob

[hubag bohol]

An alcoholic is someone you don't like who drinks as much as you do. --Dylan Thomas 

[hubag bohol]

Dylan Thomas (27 October 1914 â€" 9 November 1953)

[hubag bohol]

[chicogon]

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