Coffee... The caffeine in your morning coffee stops an enzyme called amylase from working correctly, which is located in your mouth and gut, and breaks down starchy carbs.

I used to drink tons of caffeine. Now I make smoothies with frozen berries and Green Vibrance health powder.

Qualities you need to get through medical school and residency: Discipline. Patience. Perseverance. A willingness to forgo sleep. A penchant for sadomasochism. Ability to weather crises of faith and self-confidence. Accept exhaustion as fact of life. Addiction to caffeine a definite plus. Unfailing optimism that the end is in sight.

What makes creative people tingle are interesting problems, the chance to impress their friends, and caffeine.

By now, it is probably very late at night, and you have stayed up to read this book when you should have gone to sleep. If this is the case, then I commend you for falling into my trap. It is a writer's greatest pleasure to hear that someone was kept up until the unholy hours of the morning reading one of his books. It goes back to authors being terrible people who delight in the suffering of others. Plus, we get a kickback from the caffeine industry...

Only Irish coffee provides in a single glass all four essential food groups: alcohol, caffeine, sugar and fat.

Couldn't start the morning without caffeine.

I used to drink tons of caffeine. Now I make smoothies with frozen berries and Green Vibrance health powder.