A preacher confronted Churchill about his use of alcohol by quoting Proverbs 23: 31 – 32: “Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright. At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder,” (KJV) to which Churchill responded: “I’ve been seeking a drink like that all my life!”