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Sometimes this wound occurs at the moment of birth, sometimes it happens later. We are all fixing what is broken.

Abraham Verghese

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How we treat the least of our brethren,… that’s the measure of this country.
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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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Not only our actions, but also our omissions, become our destiny.
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No matter what ailed you, you went to see the barber surgeon who wound up cupping you, bleeding you, purging you.
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There are moments as a teacher when I’m conscious that I’m trotting out the same exact phrase my professor used with me years ago.
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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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For one who has an interest in the body as text, airports are treasure troves of information.
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The greatest sin is not finding it, ignoring what God made possible in you
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Sometimes this wound occurs at the moment of birth, sometimes it happens later. We are all fixing what is broken.
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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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A rich man’s faults are covered with money, but a surgeon’s faults are covered with earth.
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I grew up and I found my purpose and it was to become a physician.
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To be around someone whose self-confidence is more than what our first glance led us to expect is seductive.
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