How Do You Lift Your Spirits?

Lorrie Moore

Novelist and short-story writer

"Champagne celebrates good tidings, and many elaborate events—weddings being the most dire—are engineered just for a lovely glass of it. But why wait for happiness? Start directly with the celebratory drink, just as the Cowardly Lion achieves his quest for courage by first putting on a medal. Even Spanish cava in a cheap glass flute can produce feelings of uplift and communion."