“Wouldn't it be nice if there weree a planet where the sound of rain falling is like Bach?" he says. "Yes, Planet Bach," I respond. He smiles -"Yes", he murmurs- picturing it, hearing it.” — Bill Hayes Copy Share Image
“O: 'The most we can do is to write - intelligently, creatively, critically, evocatively - about what it is like living in the world… — Bill Hayes Copy Share Image
“But if pressed, I’d have to say that what I love most about the subways of New York is what they do not do. One may spend a lifetime looking back—whether regretfully or wistfully, with shame or fondness or sorrow—and thinking how, given the chance, things might have been done differently. But when you enter a subway car and the… — Bill Hayes Copy Share
“In the year 1240, however, a radical change in policy took effect. Frederick II, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, decreed that, for the sake of public health and the training of better doctors, at least one human body would be dissected in his kingdom every five years. For this bold move, Frederick II is credited with single-handedly pulling the… — Bill Hayes Copy Share
“savoring the words, and then aloud to me: “‘Reckon not upon long life: think every day the last, and live always beyond thy account.… — Bill Hayes Copy Share Image
“Wouldn't it be nice if there weree a planet where the sound of rain falling is like Bach?" he says. "Yes, Planet Bach," I… — Bill Hayes Copy Share Image
“The kidneys also provide a perfect illustration of an age-old anatomical truth: the body is designed to protect itself, not to be easy to… — Bill Hayes Copy Share Image
“Self-knowledge can, and ought, to apply not only to the soul, but also to the body; the man without insight into the fabric of… — Bill Hayes Copy Share Image
“Let the same thing, or the same duty, return at the same time everyday, it will soon become pleasant.” — Bill Hayes Copy Share Image
