--- title: "1 End-of-life-care Quotes By Samuel Shem" description: "1 End-of-life-care quotes by Samuel Shem. Plus more from Samuel Shem and more End-of-life-care sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c89/samuel-shem-28474_beings_gomers-are-human-beings-who-have-lost-wh_965670.png" --- > [“Gomers are human beings who have lost what goes into being human beings. They want to die, and we will not let them.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-shem/gomers-are-human-beings-who-have-lost-what-goes-into-being-human/) [Samuel Shem](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-shem/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c89/samuel-shem-28474_beings_gomers-are-human-beings-who-have-lost-wh_965670.png) ## Other authors on End-of-life-care ## More by Samuel Shem > [“We were putting into these gomers our fear of death, but who knew if they feared death? Perhaps they welcomed death like a dear…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-shem/we-were-putting-into-these-gomers-our-fear-of-death-but-who-knew-if/) [Samuel Shem](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-shem/) > [“Paranoia's OK," said Berry, "it's just a more primitive defense. If you think someone's watching you, you think you're not alone.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-shem/paranoia-s-ok-said-berry-it-s-just-a-more-primitive-defense-if-you/) [Samuel Shem](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-shem/) > [The delivery of medical care is to do as much nothing as possible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-shem/the-delivery-of-medical-care-is-to-do-as-much-nothing-as-possible/) [Samuel Shem](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-shem/) > [“Law XIII. THE DELIVERY OF MEDICAL CARE IS TO DO AS MUCH NOTHING AS POSSIBLE”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-shem/law-xiii-the-delivery-of-medical-care-is-to-do-as-much-nothing-as/) [Samuel Shem](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-shem/) > [Yes, last year in interviewing. Empathy is when you repeat the last three words the patient says and nod your head.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-shem/yes-last-year-in-interviewing-empathy-is-when-you-repeat-the-last/) [Samuel Shem](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-shem/) > [“Basch: So why don't you ask her out? The Runt: I'm scared she wouldn't like me and say no. -So what? What have you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-shem/basch-so-why-don-t-you-ask-her-out-the-runt-i-m-scared-she-wouldn-t/) [Samuel Shem](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-shem/) > [“Gomers are human beings who have lost what goes into being human beings. They want to die, and we will not let them.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-shem/gomers-are-human-beings-who-have-lost-what-goes-into-being-human/) [Samuel Shem](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-shem/) > [“Every intern makes mistakes. The important thing is neither to make the same mistakes twice nor to make a whole bunch of mistakes all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-shem/every-intern-makes-mistakes-the-important-thing-is-neither-to-make/) [Samuel Shem](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-shem/) > [There is no body cavity that cannot be reached with a number fourteen needle and a good strong arm.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-shem/there-is-no-body-cavity-that-cannot-be-reached-with-a-number-fourteen/) [Samuel Shem](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-shem/) > [“I found myself thinking of Potts as a tragic figure, a guy who'd been a happy towheaded kid you'd love to take fishing with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-shem/i-found-myself-thinking-of-potts-as-a-tragic-figure-a-guy-who-d-been/) [Samuel Shem](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-shem/) > [The patient is the one with the disease](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-shem/the-patient-is-the-one-with-the-disease/) [Samuel Shem](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-shem/) > [“Life's like a penis; When it's soft you can't beat it; When it's hard you get screwed. - The Fat Man, Medical Resident in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-shem/life-s-like-a-penis-when-it-s-soft-you-can-t-beat-it-when-it-s-hard/) [Samuel Shem](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-shem/) > [“But gomers are not just dear old people,” said Fats. “Gomers are human beings who have lost what goes into being human beings. They…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-shem/but-gomers-are-not-just-dear-old-people-said-fats-gomers-are-human/) [Samuel Shem](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-shem/) > [“Sometimes, drunk, I ruminate on the state of my liver, and think of all the cirrhotics I have watched turn yellow and die. They…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-shem/sometimes-drunk-i-ruminate-on-the-state-of-my-liver-and-think-of-all/) [Samuel Shem](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-shem/) > [“It's an incredible paradox that being a doctor is so degrading and yet is so valued by society”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-shem/it-s-an-incredible-paradox-that-being-a-doctor-is-so-degrading-and/) [Samuel Shem](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-shem/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/end-of-life-care/samuel-shem/#itemlist", "name": "1 End-of-life-care Quotes By Samuel Shem", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Gomers are human beings who have lost what goes into being human beings. 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