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“Neurosurgery seemed to present the most challenging and direct confrontation with meaning, identity, and death.”

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“Neurosurgery attracted me as much for its intertwining of brain & consciousness as for its intertwining of life & death.”

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Book:When Breath Becomes Air

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“It is years since I knew such peace, perhaps twenty or thirty years; or perhaps it was in a previous life. Whenever it was, I must surely have tasted before now this peace that I feel as I walk around in ecstasies, humming to myself, caring for every stone and every straw, and sensing that they care for me once more. We are friends.”

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“Ah, how hard it is to manage the fateful transition to old age gracefully and calmly! Instead, convulsions, writhings, grimaces, strife with the younger generation, envy.”

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“Your dreams are your solid rock; all other dreams are sinking sands! Recreate Your World and I believe you can!”

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“I believe that life is a beautiful journey to find out the beauty of life.”

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