It was all I had, all I’ve ever had, the only currency, the only proof that I was alive. Memory.
ABRAHAM VERGHESENot only our actions, but also our omissions, become our destiny.
More Abraham Verghese Quotes
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You live it forward, but understand it backward.
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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.
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I think we can see how blessed we are in America to have access to the kind of health care we do if we are insured, and even if uninsured, how there is a safety net.
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Make something beautiful of your life.
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Not only our actions, but also our omissions, become our destiny.
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Be careful! Travel expands the mind and loosens the bowels.
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It’s an eerie feeling, as if my old mentor is not just in the room, but in my shoes, using me as his mouthpiece.
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I’ve always wanted to write a book like that, with the sense that you are contributing to the discourse in middle America,
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Not only our actions, but also our omissions, become our destiny.
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No blade can puncture the human heart like the well-chosen words of a spiteful son.
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The greatest sin is not finding it, ignoring what God made possible in you
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Don’t Let Him Know is a rich, evocative and brilliantly told tale of family, of loyalties, and of love that must stay secret.
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We must believe that ministering to others will heal our woundedness. And it can. but it can also deepen the wound.
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I had an uncle who, looking back, was probably not the most-educated physician around but he carried it off so well.
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Patients know in a heartbeat if they’re getting a clumsy exam.
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