Ciska
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Abraham   Verghese
“To be listened to is healing,”
Abraham Verghese, The Covenant of Water

Abraham   Verghese
“You can’t walk across a lake just because you change its name to “land.” Labels matter.”
Abraham Verghese, The Covenant of Water

Abraham   Verghese
“Roses would be annoying weeds if the blooms never withered and died. Beauty resides in the knowledge that it doesn’t last.”
Abraham Verghese, The Covenant of Water

Abraham   Verghese
“The minutes we spend watching the waves don’t count against our life spans,”
Abraham Verghese, The Covenant of Water

Abraham   Verghese
“What did it matter? We are dying while we are living. We are old even when we're young. We are clinging to life even as we resign ourselves to leaving it.”
Abraham Verghese, The Covenant of Water

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