Inside the wall were the large homes of the wealthy, with…

“There was a good Constitution in America, and he had read it carefully. It gave liberty, but he recognized that it worked only for…

— Noah Gordon

“They say some are born healers. Selected.” The Jew smiled at him. “Of course, others are simply lucky,” he said.”

— Noah Gordon

“There are thirty-seven million people in the United States without any form of medical insurance. Every other leading industrial nation in the world—Germany, Italy,…

— Noah Gordon

“The late fall weather was perfect for the picking of herbs, and they scoured the woods and moors. Barber especially wanted purslane; steeped in…

— Noah Gordon

“most of the students were aware of their place in time and society, sensitive to the fact that an exploding technology hadn’t obliterated the…

— Noah Gordon

“God is in each of us. But we must give Him permission to come out.”

— Noah Gordon

“Por vezes Mary falava e Fara escutava uma efusão de gaélico que não compreendia; por vezes era Fara que falava a Língua para uma…

— Noah Gordon

“Just on the brink of danger, not before, God and the Doctor we alike adore; The danger passed, both are alike requited; God forgot…

— Noah Gordon

“The simplest and most cost-effective plan was the “single-payer” system used by other leading nations, in which the government collected taxes and paid for…

— Noah Gordon

“There are forty-eight physicians and surgeons, but not all are lecturers. Including yourself, there are twenty-seven students of medicine. Each clerk is apprenticed to…

— Noah Gordon

“Have you considered,” Rob said slowly, “how each faith claims that it alone has God’s heart and ear? We, you, and Islam—each vows it…

— Noah Gordon

“Despite his failings she couldn’t shun Nathanael, she was too fond of fleshly delight. He kept her belly large, pumping her full of child…

— Noah Gordon

“Native-born Protestants loathed and oppressed Catholics and immigrants, and Catholics and immigrants scorned and murdered Negroes, as if each group fed off its hate,…

— Noah Gordon

“Where else was I to go? My family had no desire to apprentice me to a physician, for though the admission grieves me, over…

— Noah Gordon

“They thirsted to fight because the war existed, and because it had been officially declared admirable and patriotic to kill. That was enough.”

— Noah Gordon