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> [“leg in an amputee. Over the centuries, medical treatment had become quite adept at fixing parts of the body that were broken: a shattered bone, or even a shattered mind;”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-burley/leg-in-an-amputee-over-the-centuries-medical-treatment-had-become/)

[John Burley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-burley/)

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## More by John Burley

> [“He is perhaps fifteen—not truly a young man yet, but certainly well on his way—and he walks with the energy and indifference of one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-burley/he-is-perhaps-fifteen-not-truly-a-young-man-yet-but-certainly-well-on/)

[John Burley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-burley/)

> [“Every day there are countless reasons why it’s not a good day to write. Ignore those reasons and write anyway. Inspiration seldom visits a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-burley/every-day-there-are-countless-reasons-why-it-s-not-a-good-day-to/)

[John Burley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-burley/)

> [“leg in an amputee. Over the centuries, medical treatment had become quite adept at fixing parts of the body that were broken: a shattered…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-burley/leg-in-an-amputee-over-the-centuries-medical-treatment-had-become/)

[John Burley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-burley/)

> [“It is not a forgotten place, but it is a place for forgetting - the crimes committed by its patients settling into the dust…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-burley/it-is-not-a-forgotten-place-but-it-is-a-place-for-forgetting-the/)

[John Burley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-burley/)

> [“That’s your first helping,” his father responded.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-burley/that-s-your-first-helping-his-father-responded/)

[John Burley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-burley/)

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