• Ten minutes of genuine belly laughter had an anesthetic effect and would give me at least two hours of pain-free sleep.

    Norman Cousins: Ten minutes of genuine belly laughter had an anesthetic effect and would give me at least two hours of pain-free sleep.
    Norman Cousins (2016). “Anatomy of an Illness as Perceived by the Patient: Reflections on Healing and Regeneration”, p.11, Open Road Media