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Abraham Verghese Quotes

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 Picture Quote #1

It was all I had, all I’ve ever had, the only currency, the only proof that I was alive. Memory Picture Quote #1

The most important innovation in medicine to come in the next 10 years: the power of the human hand Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

She felt the familiar calmness of an emergency, but she understood the falseness of that feeling, now that it was her life at stake Picture Quote #1

There are moments as a teacher when I’m conscious that I’m trotting out the same exact phrase my professor used with me years ago. It’s an eerie feeling, as if my old mentor is not just in the room, but in my shoes, using me as his mouthpiece Picture Quote #1

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I still find the best way to understand a hospitalized patient is not by staring at the computer screen but by going to see the patient; it’s only at the bedside that I can figure out what is important Picture Quote #1

I was taking care of people my age who were dying. The constant feeling, hearing from them, was that life is transient and can end very quickly, so don’t postpone your dreams Picture Quote #1

We have the sense that medical students come to medicine with a great capacity to understand the suffering of patients. And then by the end of the third year they completely lose that ability, partly because we teach them the specialized language of medicine Picture Quote #1

My sense is that the wonderful technology that we have to visualize the inside of the body often leaves physicians feeling that the exam is a waste of time and so they may shortchange the ritual Picture Quote #1

I love to read poetry but I haven’t written anything that I’m willing to show anybody Picture Quote #1

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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 (Abraham Verghese Quotes) It was all I had, all I’ve ever had, the only currency, the only proof that I was alive. Memory (Abraham Verghese Quotes) The most important innovation in medicine to come in the next 10 years: the power of the human hand (Abraham Verghese Quotes) 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 (Abraham Verghese Quotes) She felt the familiar calmness of an emergency, but she understood the falseness of that feeling, now that it was her life at stake (Abraham Verghese Quotes) There are moments as a teacher when I’m conscious that I’m trotting out the same exact phrase my professor used with me years ago. It’s an eerie feeling, as if my old mentor is not just in the room, but in my shoes, using me as his mouthpiece (Abraham Verghese Quotes) I still find the best way to understand a hospitalized patient is not by staring at the computer screen but by going to see the patient; it’s only at the bedside that I can figure out what is important (Abraham Verghese Quotes) I was taking care of people my age who were dying. The constant feeling, hearing from them, was that life is transient and can end very quickly, so don’t postpone your dreams (Abraham Verghese Quotes) We have the sense that medical students come to medicine with a great capacity to understand the suffering of patients. And then by the end of the third year they completely lose that ability, partly because we teach them the specialized language of medicine (Abraham Verghese Quotes) My sense is that the wonderful technology that we have to visualize the inside of the body often leaves physicians feeling that the exam is a waste of time and so they may shortchange the ritual (Abraham Verghese Quotes) I love to read poetry but I haven’t written anything that I’m willing to show anybody (Abraham Verghese Quotes)

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