Jim Norris

“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.”
― Nick Edwards, In Stitches: The Highs and Lows of Life as an A&E Doctor

“Love’s a terrible price to pay for company, ain’t it, Matty?” Caleb said. “I won’t pay it, myself. I’d rather do without the company.”
― Larry McMurtry, Dead Man's Walk

“The triple point of water was indisputably the basis of the definition for the kelvin.”
― Karin Slaughter, The Last Widow

“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.”
― Karin Slaughter, The Last Widow