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> [“I'm taking inorganic chem and physics not because I want to but because I have to. Not every doctor wants to be a scientist. Some of us just want to take care of sick people. I can't help thinking that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-j-collins/i-m-taking-inorganic-chem-and-physics-not-because-i-want-to-but/)

[Michael J. Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-j-collins/)

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## More by Michael J. Collins

> [“We, who should know better, reinforce every patient's desire to hide from the reality of his own mortality.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-j-collins/we-who-should-know-better-reinforce-every-patient-s-desire-to-hide/)

[Michael J. Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-j-collins/)

> [“And of course she's sad about losing her leg, but she says it's made her realise how many things she hasn't lost...it's like a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-j-collins/and-of-course-she-s-sad-about-losing-her-leg-but-she-says-it-s-made/)

[Michael J. Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-j-collins/)

> [“At times it felt like I was killing myself. And yet the only thing I could recall at that moment was how much fun…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-j-collins/at-times-it-felt-like-i-was-killing-myself-and-yet-the-only-thing-i/)

[Michael J. Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-j-collins/)

> [“We were learning that all the training and all the caring in the world were not going to solve every problem. This wasn't medical…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-j-collins/we-were-learning-that-all-the-training-and-all-the-caring-in-the/)

[Michael J. Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-j-collins/)

> [“It was the first time I had ever seen someone die, and it wasn't what I expected...I stood there waiting for something momentous to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-j-collins/it-was-the-first-time-i-had-ever-seen-someone-die-and-it-wasn-t-what/)

[Michael J. Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-j-collins/)

> [“I'm starting to realize that I can't be a child forever, that I don't want to be a child forever. I've had my turn,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-j-collins/i-m-starting-to-realize-that-i-can-t-be-a-child-forever-that-i-don-t/)

[Michael J. Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-j-collins/)

> [“How long have you two been married?” I asked her. “One month—today!” she answered with a little smile. “Well,” I said, “you have a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-j-collins/how-long-have-you-two-been-married-i-asked-her-one-month-today-she/)

[Michael J. Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-j-collins/)

> [“I'm taking inorganic chem and physics not because I want to but because I have to. Not every doctor wants to be a scientist.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-j-collins/i-m-taking-inorganic-chem-and-physics-not-because-i-want-to-but/)

[Michael J. Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-j-collins/)

> [“Why do we always think our pain will be less if we can make others suffer more?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-j-collins/why-do-we-always-think-our-pain-will-be-less-if-we-can-make-others/)

[Michael J. Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-j-collins/)

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