How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from The Lost Weekend.
Quote #1
HELEN: We're both trying, darling. You're trying not to drink and I'm trying not to love you.
Dang—that's some real talk. Although Helen knows that she shouldn't waste her time on a drunk like Don, she's too head over heels to leave. That's a sticky situation.
Quote #2
[Helen is waiting for Don in front of his apartment building. He sneaks past in order to enter his apartment without her noticing.]
And Don repays Helen's love how? By ignoring her? By sneaking past her? By taking her for granted? This dude better be careful or he'll end up giving Helen all the motivation she needs to kick his butt to the curb. We'd have done it yesterday.
Quote #3
DON: By this time, he's crazy about the girl. He drinks tomato juice—doesn't touch liquor that whole week. For two weeks. For six weeks.
Things were different when Don and Helen first got together. Although Don was as much of a drunk back then as he is now, the buzz he got from their blossoming romance was enough to keep him away from the bottle for a time. So what changed?