It turns out that some of the greats had a little push. LIFE magazine has a collection of some amazing writers and their bad habits. Don't start pulling off the bottle before you think about all the writers that, maybe, did not self medicate? The list is pretty impressive and topping it off are some quotes from the greats about their problems. Samples below. Full list here.
"To smoke opium is to get out of the train while it is still moving." - Jean Cocteau
"Alcohol is like love. The first kiss is magic, the second is intimate, the third is routine. After that you take the girl's clothes off.” - Raymond Chandler
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Old age should burn and rave at close of day.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
- Dylan Thomas (poet)
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