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265 pages, Hardcover
First published November 29, 2006
“ I love rum so much, I wish the Pacific Ocean were made of it.
Of course, it’s fine to drain a bottle with a hand on your hip as though you’re chugging milk in the morning, but modesty shuts those little dreams in the treasure chest of my heart. It doesn’t seem possible to have a beautiful, harmonious life without that sort of casual moderation.
Instead, I enjoy cocktails. Drinking cocktails is like picking out lovely jewels one at a time; it feels so luxurious. Acapulco, Cuba libre, piña colada. Of course, I like cocktails that aren’t made with rum, too, so I exchanged vows with all of them—to drink and get drunk on them. And I don’t want to stop at cocktails. My aim is always to take the initiative in making contact with all manner of alcohol.”
” I’m a man who spends his days worried equally about his country and about his own future, constantly polishing his soul through deep introspection.”