Jim Norris
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“Anaesthetists – put people to sleep for surgery, usually by drugs but sometimes by conversation. Very useful when we have very sick patients as they can put in central lines (large intravenous lines through which fluids, blood and drugs can be given quickly) and take over their breathing when patients are struggling. More and more A&E doctors are learning these skills too. So, in the future, we may have to call for these doctors’ help less and less. They can therefore spend more time concentrating on their specialist subjects – sudoku and crosswords at the local independent treatment centre.”
― In Stitches: The Highs and Lows of Life as an A&E Doctor
― In Stitches: The Highs and Lows of Life as an A&E Doctor
“In the year 1712, a Captain Hussey, cruising in his little boat for right whales along Nantucket’s south shore, was blown out to sea in a fierce northerly gale.”
― In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
― In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
“You were still trying to figure out what to do with all the rage and lust and anger that sparked up like a forest fire for no reason. Will had been exactly like them at that age—so damn desperate for someone to show him how to be a man.”
― The Last Widow
― The Last Widow
“He had puppy-dog eyes, I thought, but there was something different about his gaze. He was trying to meet mine, but remained just off. Not drugs. Asperger’s, maybe. Some kind of syndrome, high functioning, but enough to keep him forever separate. He was right—a tougher life in high school.”
― Look for Me
― Look for Me
“Maybe you could only really see that someone was beautiful when they’d grown into themselves.”
― Persepolis Rising
― Persepolis Rising
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