...guilt leads to righteous action, but rarely is it the right action.

You live it forward, but understand it backward.

In writing, as in medicine, there are no short cuts. You need stamina.

Patients know in a heartbeat if they're getting a clumsy exam.

In an emergency, what treatment is given by ear? Words of Comfort.

I still find the best way to understand a hospitalized patient is not by staring at the computer screen but by going to see the patient; it's only at the bedside that I can figure out what is important.

I joke, but I only half joke, that if you come to one of our hospitals missing a limb, no one will believe you till they get a CAT scan, MRI, or orthopedic consult.