The Wisdom of Crocodile Tears

From "The Legend of Bagger Vance":

"...Now the question on the table is 'How
drunk is drunk enough?' and the answer is
that it's all a matter of brain cells...
you see, every drink of liquor you take
kills a thousand brain cells... but that
doesn't much matter because we got billions
more... first the sadness cells die, so you
smile real big, then the quiet cells go so
then you say everything real loud for no
reason at all; that's okay because then the
stupid cells go so everything you say is real
smart and finally the memory cells, these are
tough sons-a-bitches to to kill..."

Capt. Randolph Junnuh