Abraham Verghese Quotes - Page 4

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• 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 money, no church service, no eulogy, no funeral procession no matter how elaborate, can remove the legacy of a mean spirit.

  Abraham Verghese

  Regret, Heart, Mean

  Abraham Verghese (2012). “Cutting for Stone”, p.255, Random House India

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• We're losing a ritual. We're losing a ritual that I believe is transformative, transcendent, and is at the heart of the patient-physician relationship.

  Abraham Verghese

  Motivation, Believe, Inspiration

  "A doctor's touch". TED Talks, www.ted.com. July 2011.

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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. And, oh yes, if you wanted, he would give you a haircut and pull your tooth while he was at it.

  Abraham Verghese

  Giving, Teeth, Matter

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• When I wake to the gift of yet another sunrise my first thought is to rouse him and say, I owe you the sight of morning.

  Abraham Verghese

  Morning, Sight, Sunrise

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• Pray tell us, what's your favorite number?

  Abraham Verghese

  Math, Numbers, Praying

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• For one who has an interest in the body as text, airports are treasure troves of information. It seems almost un-American to enjoy delays, and perhaps enjoy is not the best word, but certainly a delayed flight, if it does nothing else, allows one the opportunity to make prolonged observations about one's fellow travelers.

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  Opportunity, Airports, Doe

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• What did it say when a man had fewer clothes than books?

  Abraham Verghese

  Book, Men, Clothes

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• When a man is a mystery to himself you can hardly call him mysterious.

  Abraham Verghese

  Men, Mysterious, Mystery

  Abraham Verghese (2012). “Cutting for Stone”, p.26, Random House India

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• What we are fighting isn't godlessness--this is the most godly country on earth. We aren't even fighting disease. Its poverty. Money for food, medicines... that helps. When we cannot cure or save a life, our patients can at least feel cared for. It should be a basic human right.

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  Country, Godly, Fighting

  Abraham Verghese (2012). “Cutting for Stone”, p.115, Random House India

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