He did not care for the lying at first. He hated it. Then later he had come to like it. It was part of being an insider but it was a very corrupting business.
A cat has absolute honesty.
As you get older it is harder to have heroes, but it is sort of necessary.
I would not have thought of eating a meal without drinking a beer.
A bottle of wine was good company.
Drinking is a way of ending the day.