She had always assumed that she would have years to sort out the meaning of life... As she bent over the child she realized that the tragedy of death had to do entirely with what was left unfulfilled.
He had so many ways of climbing into the tree house in his head, escaping the madness below, and pulling the ladder up behind him. - Abraham Verghese
He had so many ways of climbing into the tree house in his head, escaping the madness below, and pulling the ladder up behind him.
- Abraham Verghese
We come unbidden into this life, and if we are lucky we find a purpose beyond starvation, misery, and early death which, lest we forget, is the commo… - Abraham Verghese
We come unbidden into this life, and if we are lucky we find a purpose beyond starvation, misery, and early death which, lest we forget, is the commo…
Though I am fascinated by knowledge, I am even more fascinated by wisdom. - Abraham Verghese
Though I am fascinated by knowledge, I am even more fascinated by wisdom.
I'm a great believer in geography being destiny. - Abraham Verghese
I'm a great believer in geography being destiny.
In writing, as in medicine, there are no short cuts. You need stamina. - Abraham Verghese
In writing, as in medicine, there are no short cuts. You need stamina.
The crookedness of the serpent is still straight enough to slide through the snake hole. - Abraham Verghese
The crookedness of the serpent is still straight enough to slide through the snake hole.
You are an instrument of God. Don't leave the instrument sitting in its case, my son. Play! Leave no part of your instrument unexplored. Why settle f… - Abraham Verghese
You are an instrument of God. Don't leave the instrument sitting in its case, my son. Play! Leave no part of your instrument unexplored. Why settle f…
My VIP patients often regret so many things on their deathbeds. They regret the bitterness they'll leave in people's hearts. They realize the no mone… - Abraham Verghese
My VIP patients often regret so many things on their deathbeds. They regret the bitterness they'll leave in people's hearts. They realize the no mone…
When a man is a mystery to himself you can hardly call him mysterious. - Abraham Verghese
When a man is a mystery to himself you can hardly call him mysterious.
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