Fill it up. I take as large draughts of liquor as I did of love. I hate a flincher in either.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker drinks heavily and loves intensely, despising those who hold back in either.
- In plain terms
- I drink and love as much as I can, and I hate cowards in both.
- What can you take from it?
- Live with full intensity and no hesitation.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How much do you give to life?
- Where do you hesitate?
Another view
It equates drinking with loving, which may encourage harmful habits.
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