TODAYS QUICK QUOTE (10/10/2014) A traveling salesman became interested in Calhoun character Creed Brooks because he never seemed to work, and inquired of him how he kept starvation away from the door. Creed replied, "Well, I'll tell you mister. In the morning I eat a bowl of dried apples. At noon I drink a lot of water and in the evening I just swell up in time for bed."