N. F. Simpson Quotes and Sayings - Page 1
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“Reality is an illusion created by a lack of alcohol.”
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“I eat merely to put food out of my mind.”
-- N. F. SimpsonSource : N. F. Simpson (2013). “N. F. Simpson: Collected Plays: A Resounding Tinkle; The Hole; Gladly Otherwise; One Way Pendulum; The Cresta Run; Was He Anyone?; If So, Then Yes”, p.87, Faber & Faber
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“Remember, to them it is us who are the enemy.”
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“Each of us as he receives his private trouncings at the hands of fate is kept in good heart by hearing of the moth in his brother's parachute and the scorpion in his neighbor's underwear.”
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“Sanity is an illusion caused by alcohol deficiency.”
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“Oh, 'tis jesting, dancing, drinking Spins the heavy world around.”
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Source : A Shropshire Lad no. 62, l. 21 (1896)
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Source : Source: blogs.ssrc.org
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“Alright, remember, alcohol equals puke equals smelly mess equals nobody likes you.”
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“Tonight I'm the designated drinker.”
Source : Song: Designated Drinker, Album: Drive, 2002
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“The best audience is one that is intelligent, well-educated, and a little drunk.”
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“It is best to rise from life as from a banquet, neither thirsty nor drunken.”
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