“To commit suicide is easy. To live without a god is more difficult. The drunkenness of triumph is greater than the drunkenness of sacrifice.”

“Relax, Jailbait," said Avery. "A drunken kiss is nothing compared to a drunken fall. God knows I've kissed plenty of guys drunk."
"And yet, I remain unkissed tonight," mused Adrian.”

“Well, while I'm here I'll do the work — and what's the work? To ease the pain of living. Everything else, drunken dumbshow.”

“People struggle to live, not to commit suicide”

“In Britain, journalists often view comparisons with our society going back two, three, or seven centuries as more relevant than comparisons going back two, three, or seven decades. Drunkenness centuries ago is more illuminating than comparative sobriety 30 years ago. The distant past, selectively mined for evidence that justifies our current conduct, becomes more important than living memory.”

“It's better to have a gay life of it than to commit suicide.”

“When hurt feelings and bruised egos are more important than the unfettered life of the mind, the universities have committed suicide.”

“There is no god greater than Annam [food]. No one can survive without annam, give annadanam (donate food)and save the lives of the hungry.”

“In order to live free and happily, you must sacrifice boredom. It is not always an easy sacrifice.”

“You have endless ways you can commit suicide without dying dying.”