“In the little moment that remains to us between the crisis and the catastrophe, we may as well drink a glass of champagne.”

“She thought: at this moment, the glass stem between his fingers feels just like the one between mine. We have this much in common.”

“I'll drink your champagne. I'll drink every drop of it, I don't care if it kills me.”

“Sex is wonderful, but it's like champagne. If you're forced to have four glasses at every meal you start to fantasize about a glass of water.”

“There comes a time in every woman's life when the only thing that helps is a glass of champagne.”

“I drink champagne on two occasions: when I'm in love, and when I'm not. ”

“At the time I started in ballet they were dancing 'The Spirit of Champagne' on pointe, in Paris. I thought, 'I don't want to dance the spirit of champagne, I want to drink it!”

“He'd heard that writers spent all day in their dressing gowns drinking champagne. This is, of course, absolutely true.”

“As for the commercial business, I can no longer make head or tail of it. At one moment crisis seems imminent and the City prostrated, the next everything is set fair. I know that none of this will have any impact on the catastrophe.”

“We should celebrate,” Rita said.
“Yes. I'm where I wanted to be.” Benteley sipped the remains of his drink. “Working for the Directorate. Sworn in to the Quizmaster. That’s what I set out for, that day. It seems like a long time ago. Well, I've finally arrived.” He gazed down at his glass and was silent.
“How do you feel?”