Life for the Italians was what it was, no more and no less, an interlude between meals
ABRAHAM VERGHESEAnd pray, why would this number interest us?” “It is the only number that describes itself when you read it, ‘One zero, two ones, three twos, two threes’.
More Abraham Verghese Quotes
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I’ve had my share of angels.
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A beautiful literary collection that tells of today’s country doctor, somewhat removed from our romantic black-bag image of days gone by, but still fulfilling an essential need in caring for spread-out populations.
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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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I was taking care of people my age who were dying. The constant feeling, hearing from them, was that life is transient and can end very quickly, so don’t postpone your dreams.
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They realize the no money, no church service, no eulogy, no funeral procession no matter how elaborate, can remove the legacy of a mean spirit.
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I grew up and I found my purpose and it was to become a physician.
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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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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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What we are fighting isn’t godlessness–this is the most godly country on earth.
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You live it forward, but understand it backward.
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In an emergency, what treatment is given by ear? Words of Comfort.
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Life, too, is like that. You live it forward, but understand it backward. It is only when you stop and look to the rear that you see the corpse caught under your wheel.
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I joke, but I only half joke, that if you come to one of our hospitals missing a limb, no one will believe you till they get a CAT scan, MRI, or orthopedic consult.
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Sandip Roy has broken new ground in this tale of the modern Indian family. A lovely read
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In writing, as in medicine, there are no short cuts. You need stamina.
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