

“We look for medicine to be an orderly field of knowledge and procedure. But it is not. It is an imperfect science, an enterprise of constantly changing knowledge, uncertain information, fallible individuals, and at the same time lives on the line. There is science in what we do, yes, but also habit, intuition, and sometimes plain old guessing. The gap between what we know and what we aim for persists. And this gap complicates everything we do.”
― Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science
― Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science

“Your chances of avoiding the nursing home are directly related to the number of children you have,”
― Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End
― Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End

“Better is possible. It does not take genius. It takes diligence. It takes moral clarity. It takes ingenuity. And above all, it takes a willingness to try.”
― Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance
― Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance
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