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Abraham Verghese, Cutting for Stone Quotes: There is a point when grief exceeds the human capacity to emote, and as a result one is strangely composed-
         

There is a point when grief exceeds the human capacity to emote, and as a result one is strangely composed-


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To be around someone whose self-confidence is more than what our first glance led us to expect is seductive.




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The world turns on our every action, and our every omission, whether we know it or not.



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God will judge us, Mr. Harris, by--by what we did to relieve the suffering of our fellow human beings. I don't think God cares what doctrine we embrace.



Being the first born gives you great patience.

Being the first born gives you great patience.



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When a man is a mystery to himself you can hardly call him mysterious.



The crookedness of the serpent is still straight enough to slide through the snake hole.

The crookedness of the serpent is still straight enough to slide through the snake hole.



That's the funny thing about America--the blessed thing. As many people as there are to hold you back, there are angels whose humanity makes up for all the others. I've had my share of angels.

That's the funny thing about America--the blessed thing. As many people as there are to hold you back, there are angels whose humanity makes up for all the others. I've had my share of angels.





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Oh, I'm not English, I cannot talk on behalf of an English person. I'm French. I can say about French. They are quite emotional, though, and they talk about their emotions

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