Insomnia
“They were in a New Age-y sort of diner called Day Break, Sun Down. The place was a little too ferny for Ralph, who believed in old-fashioned diners that gleamed with chrome and smelled of grease, but the pie was good, and while the coffee was not up to Lois Chasse’s standards – Lois made the best cup he had ever tasted – it was hot and strong.
‘Which way is that?’ Ralph asked.
‘There are certain things mankind – womankind, too – keeps striving for. Not the stuff that gets written up in the hist...ory and civics books, either, at least for the most part; I’m talking fundamentals here. A roof to keep the rain out. Three hots and a cot. A decent sex-life. Healthy bowels. But maybe the most fundamental thing of all is what you’ve been missing, my friend. Because there’s really nothing in the world that can measure up to a good night’s sleep, is there?’ ‘Boy, you got that right,’ Ralph said.
Wyzer nodded. ‘Sleep is the overlooked hero and the poor man’s physician.MoreLess
‘Which way is that?’ Ralph asked.
‘There are certain things mankind – womankind, too – keeps striving for. Not the stuff that gets written up in the hist...ory and civics books, either, at least for the most part; I’m talking fundamentals here. A roof to keep the rain out. Three hots and a cot. A decent sex-life. Healthy bowels. But maybe the most fundamental thing of all is what you’ve been missing, my friend. Because there’s really nothing in the world that can measure up to a good night’s sleep, is there?’ ‘Boy, you got that right,’ Ralph said.
Wyzer nodded. ‘Sleep is the overlooked hero and the poor man’s physician.MoreLess
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