John W. Hill
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“We've established the most enormous medical entity ever conceived... and people are sicker than ever. We cure nothing! We heal nothing!”
― The Hospital
― The Hospital
“It's supposed to be automatic, but actually you have to push this button. ”
― Stand on Zanzibar
― Stand on Zanzibar
“I like bars just after they open for the evening. When the air inside is still cool and clean and everything is shiny and the barkeep is giving himself that last look in the mirror to see if his tie is straight and his hair is smooth. I like the neat bottles on the bar back and the lovely shining glasses and the anticipation. I like to watch the man mix the first one of the evening and put it down on a crisp mat and put the little folded napkin beside it. I like to taste it slowly. The first quiet drink of the evening in a quiet bar—that's wonderful.”
― The Long Goodbye
― The Long Goodbye
“His vital signs were taken, an electrocardiogram... which revealed occasional ventricular premature contractions. An intern took his history... and then he was promptly... simply... forgotten to death.”
― The Hospital
― The Hospital
“Hair and drug-use issues notwithstanding, I've never thought of you as any less than professional.”
― Inherent Vice
― Inherent Vice
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