Al SilvermanIt began to falter not when the book publishers who loved books gave way to those who preferred profits to reading. It happened when publishers and editors cut back on their drinking. If there is one national flower in book publishing, it is the martini.
About This Quote
The martini is considered one of the quintessential cocktails, and it has been associated with drinking since the 1920s. However, the martini received its most famous literary association when writer Ernest Hemingway claimed that he invented it. While Hemingway was working for the Kansas City Star in the 1930s, he was also drinking an impressive amount of alcohol. As a result, he would often drink six martinis in an evening.
If you take drinks very seriously, there are some interesting things to note about this quote. First of all, Hemingway didn’t invent the martini or even drink very much. However, he did have an impact on how people view drinking—namely that you can have a high number of drinks without suffering any ill effects.
Some Similar Quotes
- V-Day…if you need this one day in a year to show everyone else you truly care for “your loved one” I think it’s quite stupid. I hate this commercialism. It’s all artificial, and has nothing to do with real love.
- There comes a time in your life when you have to choose to turn the page, write another book or simply close it.
- My head’ll explode if I continue with this escapism.
- I suppose it’s not a social norm, and not a manly thing to do – to feel, discuss feelings. So that’s what I’m giving the finger to. Social norms and stuff…what good are social norms, really? I think all they do is project a limited...
- When male authors write love stories, the heroine tends to end up dead.