I was angry with myself because I still loved her, or at least I loved that dream of … - Abraham Verghese

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People will have an altered idea of who you are unless they really take time to get to know you, which of course they don't. They just get what they see, and they take that to the bank.

Abraham Verghese

I was angry with myself because I still loved her, or at least I loved that dream of our togetherness. My feelings were unreasonable, irrational, and I couldn't change them. That hurt.

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No matter what ailed you, you went to see the barber surgeon who wound up cupping you, bleeding you, purging you. And, oh yes, if you wanted, he would give you a haircut and pull your tooth while he was at it.

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I love to read poetry but I haven't written anything that I'm willing to show anybody.

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I think we can see how blessed we are in America to have access to the kind of health care we do if we are insured, and even if uninsured, how there is a safety net. Now, as to the problem of how much health care costs and how we reform health care. . . it is another story altogether.

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By visiting patients in their home, by helping them come to terms with their illness, I could heal when I could not cure.

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