“individuals who were more or less happy with themselves, secure in their own souls, usually opened themselves to new friendships. It was those whose ancestry and native status were their only hopes for distinction who tended to be critical and… — Noah Gordon Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
“Where else was I to go? My family had no desire to apprentice me to a physician, for though the admission grieves me, over most of Europe my profession is composed of a poor lot of leeches and knaves. There is a large hospital in Paris, the Hôtel Dieu, that is merely a pesthouse for the poor into which screaming… — Noah Gordon Copy Share
“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 Copy Share Image
“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 as soon as she was emptied, and whenever she was nearing term he avoided their home. Their life conformed almost exactly to the dire predictions made by her father when, with Rob J. already in her,… — Noah Gordon Copy Share
“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 Copy Share Image
“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 a series of different physicians. The apprenticeships vary in length for different individuals, and so does the entire clerkship. You become a candidate for oral examination whenever the bastardly faculty decides you are ready. If you… — Noah Gordon Copy Share
“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 Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
