Ballad of the Sad Cafe and Other Stories Drugs and Alcohol Quotes

"Drawing of corks" endures as a short hand for celebration. Though "popping bottles" is the more popular contemporary slang, it's close enough.

One could argue that Lymon giving Miss Amelia's enemy her fine liquor was the first but not the least of many aggressive acts, since her whiskey is one of the few things we know Miss Amelia feels happy about.

To drink alone, after the rare snow, is apparently a no-no in this small town, where strange or bad or good events mean coming together to drink.