When an advisor suggested that he join a church, Penrose disdainfully declared:
“I won’t do anything of the sort. I’ll tell you what I’ll do. I’ll promise to distribute my drinking more evenly among the saloons most popular with the pillars of the various churches.
“I already drink regularly with three Catholic priests, four of five Episcopal rectors and God knows how many Baptist, Methodist, and Presbyterian elders.
“As drinkers they have their weaknesses. The best drinkers I know are the Quakers. They are sober even when drunk.”