Death Quote by Atul Gawande

“We, who should know better, reinforce every patient's desire to hide from the reality of his own mortality.”

— Michael J. Collins

“The disturbing part is that no one teaches us how to deal with death at any point during our medical training, or even during…

— DEAN MAFAKO, M.D

“But physicians don’t really save lives, of course, we prolong them;”

— Robert Charles Wilson

“Doctors possessed true power. They could salvage the unsalvageable; they could extend life and raise the level of comfort for those in their final…

— Glen Krisch

“For knowledge of death makes us wish to extend our lives at the expense of others. And this is the root of the struggle…

— Saul Bellow

“In quixotically trying to conquer death doctors all too frequently do no good for their patients’ “ease” but at the same time they do…

— Jack Kevorkian

If all power corrupts, then a doctor, who literally holds life and death in his hands, must be at particular risk.

— P. D. James

“I find that my patients are far more sensible, and far less histrionic, about the realities of this process than their elected representatives are.”

— Willie Parker

“It seems that part of the moral constitution of a doctor is a commitment not to intend the death of a patient, and to…

— David Jeffrey

“All life is a risk—I’m a physician, I’m only too well aware of that. But some people sail closer to the wind and they…

— Deborah Moggach

“It is your business to see that the patient never thinks of the present fear as his appointed cross, but only of the things…

— C.S. Lewis

“It seems sort of unnecessary to prolong my life but I guess they can’t just let me die. I’m sure there would be paperwork.”

— Kimberly Russell