" You monsters,” I said in horror. “Why? My friend was very pleased. He said now he understood what real Russian drunkenness was all about.” “What is it about?” “It’s about waking up in the morning with everything around you looking gray. Gray sky, gray sun, gray city, gray people, gray thoughts. And the only way out is to have another drink. Then you feel better. Then the colors come back. "
― Sergei Lukyanenko , Night Watch (Watch #1)