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“. . .fasting gives me singularly happy afternoons.”

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“When a person eats shortly before going to bed, digestion accompanies sleep. The two great physiological functions are completed together, leaving the maximum of freedom to the mind during the day.”

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“In the afternoon the digestion of the meal deprives me of the incomparable lightness which characterizes the fast days.”

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“One of my confreres sketched an explanation that attracted me: since the process of digestion is under the control of the brain, its cessation gave repose to the brain, allowed it a vacation.”

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