How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from The Lost Weekend.
Quote #10
HELEN: Of course you couldn't write the beginning because you didn't know the ending. Only now–
[Don picks up a glass of whiskey and contemplates it before dropping his cigarette in it]
HELEN: Only now you know the ending.
Of course, Bim turns out to be as wrong as wrong could be—Don does indeed walk away from The Lost Weekend a cured man. For now, at least. No matter how things end up, however, we see here that Don is making an active choice to refuse alcohol, and that's a good start. As a side note, this is a subtle nod to the first drink Don takes in the film, which he contemplates throwing a match into—remember those circles?