Siddhartha Mukherjee I began wondering, can one really write a biography of an illness? But I found myself thinking of cancer as this character that has lived for 4,000 years, and I wanted to know what was its birth, what is its mind, its personality, its psyche? – Siddhartha Mukherjee Biography Quotes Birth Quotes Cancer Quotes Character Quotes Illness Quotes Lived Quotes Mind Quotes Personality Quotes Psyche Quotes Thinking Quotes Wondering Quotes Write Quotes What does it mean to be an oncologist? It means that you get to sit in at a moment of another person’s life that is so hyper-acute, and not just because they’re medically ill. It’s also a moment of hope and expectation and concern. There’s a phrase in Shakespeare: he refers to it as the ‘hidden imposthume’, and this idea of a hidden swelling is seminal to cancer. But even in more contemporary writing it’s called ‘the big C’.
Georgia O'Keeffe I hate flowers – I paint them because they’re cheaper than models and they don’t move. – Georgia O’Keeffe
Douglas William Jerrold Love’s like the measles – all the worse when it comes late in life. – Douglas William Jerrold
Celia Imrie If I ever married, I know I would dread the daily sound of the key in the door and the casual expectancy of ‘Hello! I’m home!’ – Celia Imrie
Carlos Mencia Acting is reacting. That’s when acting is great – when you say something, somebody said something, they make a face, they pose, they use something physical, then you react to that, then they react to you. – Carlos Mencia
David Einhorn In my business investing, you are buying a stock, and someone else is selling the stock. Right there, that’s like a debate. Is the stock going up, or is it going to go down? – David Einhorn
Carey MulliganFamous I want to be in ‘Glee’, but I’m told I’m not famous enough to be a cameo yet. – Carey Mulligan
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