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Modern society has evolved to the point where we counter the old-fashioned fatalism surrounding the word 'cancer' by embracing the idea of the Uber-mind - that our will possesses nearly supernatural powers.

~Abraham Verghese

Topics: Cancer Counter Embracing Evolved Fatalism Idea Modern Modern Society Nearly Old-Fashioned Our Point Possesses Powers Society Supernatural Surrounding Where Will Word

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My deceased patients have taught me over the years to believe in the glass half full, to make good use of the time we have, to be generous - that was their lesson for the Uber-mind, and it was free. 'Do that,' they said, 'and then perhaps death shall have no dominion.'

~Abraham Verghese

Topics: Believe Death Deceased Dominion Free Full Generous Glass Good Half Half Full Lesson Make Me Over Patients Perhaps Said Shall Taught Then Time Use Years

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My advice for writers is to get a good day job. It takes the pressure off writing if you have a job that pays the bills.

~Abraham Verghese

Topics: Advice Bills Day Day Job Get Good Good Day Job Off Pays Pressure Takes Writers Writing You

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

~Abraham Verghese

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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

Topics: Ability Because Capacity Come End Great Language Lose Medical Medicine Partly Patients Sense Specialized Students Suffering Teach Them Then Third Understand Year

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My desire to be a physician had a lot to do with that sense of medicine as a ministry of healing, not just a science. And not even just a science and an art, but also a calling, also a ministry.

~Abraham Verghese

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I'm the first to admit that the resolution of a hand feeling the belly doesn't compare with the resolution of a CAT scan scanning the belly, but only my hand can say that it hurts at this spot and not at this spot. Only my hand can say that.

~Abraham Verghese

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I joke, but only half joke, that if you show up in an American hospital missing a finger, no one will believe you until they get a CAT scan, MRI and orthopedic consult.

~Abraham Verghese

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We're now able to show that the words of comfort trigger biological reactions which are the very things that you want, and you can use drugs to get there, or you can use words of comfort to get there, which would make your drugs so much more effective.

~Abraham Verghese

Topics: Able Biological Comfort Effective Get Make More Much Now Reactions Show Things Trigger Use Very Want Which Words Would You Your

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Lest it sound as if I resent my day job, I have to say that my day job is the reason I write, and it has been the best thing for me as a writer.

~Abraham Verghese

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Biography

Nationality: Ethiopian

Type: Author

Born: Unknown

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