I’ve had my share of angels.
ABRAHAM VERGHESEDon’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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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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Not only our actions, but also our omissions, become our destiny.
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She died chasing greatness and never saw it each time it was in her hand, so she kept seeking it elsewhere, but never understood the work required to get it or to keep it.
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Though I am fascinated by knowledge, I am even more fascinated by wisdom.
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My sense is that the wonderful technology that we have to visualize the inside of the body often leaves physicians feeling that the exam is a waste of time and so they may shortchange the ritual.
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Empathy can be replaced by cynicism.
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If seems almost un-American to enjoy delays, and perhaps enjoy is not the best word, but certainly a delayed flight
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The key to your happiness is to own your slippers, own who you are, own how you look, own your family, own the talents you have, and own the ones you don’t.
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A rich man’s faults are covered with money, but a surgeon’s faults are covered with earth.
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…guilt leads to righteous action, but rarely is it the right action.
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Another day in paradise’ was his inevitable pronouncement when he settled his head on his pillow. Now I understand what that meant: the uneventful day was a precious gift.
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Make something beautiful of your life.
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What did it say when a man had fewer clothes than books?
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I believe in black holes. I believe that as the universe empties into nothingness, past and future will smack together in the last swirl around the drain.
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She had always assumed that she would have years to sort out the meaning of life…
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