"An intelligent man is sometimes forced to be drunk to spend time with his fools."

"The best people in the world are the ones who make you laugh, even when you don't want to smile."

"I still believe that man's highest purpose is to become a man."

"I had a lot of things to prove to myself. One was that I could live without a drink."

"It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end."