Make something beautiful of your life.
("Cutting for Stone")
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Now I saw this categorizing of my freezer food as a sign of the true chaos in my head.Abraham Verghese
I could see that the almost mystical aura of this legendary surgeon -- the single-mindedness, the dedication, the skill -- was mere surface. The surgical persona was something he had crafter to protect himself. But what he had created was a prison. Anytime he strayed from the professional to the personal, he knew what to expect: pain.
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You see, young Dr. Marion, that's what makes us human. We always want more.
Abraham Verghese
God will judge us, Mr. Harris, by--by what we did to relieve the suffering of our fellow human beings. I don't think God cares what doctrine we embrace.
Abraham Verghese
Impending death had a way of unexpectedly unearthing the past so that it came together with the present in an unholy coupling.
Abraham Verghese
Your job is to preserve yourself, not to descend into their hole. It's a relief when you arrive at this place, the point of absurdity, because then you are free, you owe them nothing.
Abraham Verghese
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