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“Newspapers are a bad habit, the reading equivalent of junk food. What happens to me is that I seize upon an issue in the news—the issue is the moral/philosophical, political/intellectual equivalent of a cheeseburger with everything on it; but for the duration of my interest in it, all my other interests are consumed by it, and whatever appetites and capacities I may have had for detachment and reflection are suddenly subordinate to this cheeseburger in my life! I offer this as self-criticism; but what it means to be "political" is that you welcome these obsessions with cheeseburgers—at great cost to the rest of your life.”
― John Irving, A Prayer for Owen Meany

“...the real junk food is what Frank Lloyd Wright called light entertainment - bubblegum for the eye ...”
― John Geddes, A Familiar Rain

“Like pornography, junk [food] might be tough to define but you know it when you see it.”
― Mark Bittman, VB6: Eat Vegan Before 6:00 to Lose Weight and Restore Your Health . . . for Good

“Keep your friends close, your enemies closer, and the junk food as far away as possble.”
― Krista Scott-Dixon, Fuck Calories and Other Dietary Heresies

“Why the hell would anyone be eating at the Grease Trap? I’ve seen flies die from buzzing by that place.” Andrea crossed her arms. “Oh, I don’t know, probably because your career just ended and you are depressed and don’t feel like breathing, let alone going out, but your body still needs food and that’s the closest place to your apartment and they don’t mind if you bring a giant dog with you.” “What, you couldn’t find a Dumpster that was closer?” Andrea glared at me. “What are you implying?” “The Dumpster would have better food in it.” “Well, excuse me, Miss Fine Dining.”
― Ilona Andrews, Magic Slays

“What if there were health food stores on every corner in the hood, instead of liquor stores!?”
― Supa Nova Slom, The Remedy: The Five-Week Power Plan to Detox Your System, Combat the Fat, and Rebuild Your Mind and Body

“foodstuffs absolved of the obligation to provide vitamins and minerals cavorted with reckless abandon.”
― Michael Lewis