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Abraham   Verghese
“Tell us please, what treatment in an emergency is administered by ear?"....I met his gaze and I did not blink. "Words of comfort," I said to my father.”
Abraham Verghese, Cutting for Stone

Abraham   Verghese
“...I'd become aware of human complexity--that's a kinder word than "deceit.”
Abraham Verghese, Cutting for Stone

Shelina Zahra Janmohamed
“Poetry is designed to inspire love, and islam is about falling in love with the creator of the universe.”
Shelina Zahra Janmohamed, Love in a Headscarf

John Grisham
“Some people have more guts than brains.”
John Grisham, The Rainmaker

Abraham   Verghese
“I spent as much time as I could with Ghosh. I wanted every bit of wisdom he could impart to me. All sons should write down every word of what their fathers have to say to them. I tried. Why did it take an illness for me to recognize the value of time with him? It seems we humans never learn. And so we relearn the lesson every generation and then want to write epistles. We proselytize to our friends and shake them by the shoulders and tell them, "Seize the day! What matters is THIS moment!" Most of us can't go back and make restitution. We can't do a thing about our should haves and our could haves. But a few lucky men like Ghosh never have such worries; there was no restitution he needed to make, no moment he failed to seize.

Now and then Ghosh would grin and wink at me across the room. He was teaching me how to die, just as he'd taught me how to live.”
Abraham Verghese, Cutting for Stone
tags: life

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