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Madness is tonic and invigorating. It makes the sane more sane. The only ones who are unable to profit by it are the insane.

Rum, n. Generically, fiery liquors that produce madness in total abstainers.

For whoever is lonely there is a tavern.

Whiskey is all right in its place - but its place is hell.

A pub can be a magical place.

Wine is bottled poetry.

Selling wine is all about sizing people up, and it takes a certain amount of chutzpah. The tableside bottle sell is a very funny thing - you take a look at the guy's blazer, what kind of shoes he's wearing, what kind of broad he's with. Is he trying to be a hero?

There is something urbane, stylish, and worldly about owning a cocktail shaker.