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.

. . .fasting gives me singularly happy afternoons.

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

When I walk in the forest just before the meal, while reciting the scriptural phrase that I "meditate" for that day, spiritual joy comes over me as if by appointment.

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.

Beauty like hers had no place in his life.

The single most important component of a camera is the twelve inches behind it!

As the purse is emptied the heart is filled.

Growth is painful. Change is painful. But, nothing is as painful as staying stuck where you do not belong.

You'll find that my coquetry is quite impartial, which allows me to keep my friends.

The last thing the Province needs is a minority government

The fact of picking up an instrument and writing a song and expressing yourself publicly has a powerful political dimension.

Who longs in solitude to live, Ah! soon his wish will gain: Men hope and love, men get and give, and leave him to his pain.

rain is one thing the British do better than anybody else.

As soon as you have a problem, it's insoluble. These things should never have been allowed to happen.