“We might as well study the properties of wine by getting drunk.”
“With wine, poetry, or virtueas you choose.But get drunk.”
“To go to the wine house and not to get drunk is as difficult as to dive into a pool and not get wet!”
“One should always be drunk. That's all that matters...But with what? With wine, with poetry, or with virtue, as you chose. But get drunk.”
“Of course we got drunk!" Semyon said. "It's okay to get drunk, Anton. If you need to real bad. Only you have to get drunk on vodka. Cognac and wine—that's all for the heart.""So what's vodka for?""For the soul. If it's hurting real bad”
“As soon as you cross your property line, you might as well write off the possibility of getting anything else done that day.”