Nadia

“You see, young Dr. Marion, that's what makes us human. We always want more.”
― Abraham Verghese, Cutting for Stone

“The observer, that old record keeper, the chronicler of events, made his appearance in that taxi. The hands of my clock turned elastic while I imprinted these feelings in memory. You must remember this. It was all I had, all I've ever had, the only currency, the only proof that I was alive.
Memory.”
― Abraham Verghese, Cutting for Stone

“You had to exert yourself to see this world. But if you did, if you had that kind of curiosity, if you had an innate interest in the welfare of your fellow human beings, and if you went through that door, a strange thing happened: you left your petty troubles on the threshold. It could be addictive”
― Abraham Verghese, Cutting for Stone

“If 'ecstasy' meant the sudden intrusion of the sacred into the ordinary, then it had just happened to me.”
― Abraham Verghese, Cutting for Stone