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"In Nikos Kazantzakis's novel Zorba the Greek, the pallid narrator frets a lot about his weaknesses of the flesh.  He lies awake at night worrying about the infinite varieties of lust that call to him from this world; for example, cherries.  He's way too fond of cherries.  Zorba tells him, Well then, I'm afraid what you must do is stand under the tree, collect a big bowl full, and stuff yourself.  Eat cherries like they're going out of season.

This was approximately the basis of [the American diet] plan: the Zorba diet."

-Barbara Kingsolver Animal, Vegetable, Miracle