Big Book - Alcoholics Anonymous - 4th Edition, More About Alcoholism, pg. 31~

"Despite all we can say, many who are real alcoholics are not going to believe they are in that class. By every form of self-deception and experimentation, they will try to prove themselves exceptions to the rule, therefore nonalcoholic. If anyone who is showing inability to control his drinking can do the right-about-face and drink like a gentleman, our hats are off to him. Heaven knows, we have tried hard enough and long enough to drink like other people!"

 ~Big Book - Alcoholics Anonymous - 4th Edition, More About Alcoholism, pg. 31~