"I think the way we think about cancer, the way we treat cancer, has dramatically changed in the last century. There is an enormous amount of options that a physician can provide today, right down from curing patients, treating patients or providing patients with psychic solace or pain relief."

-- Siddhartha Mukherjee

#Pain Quotes #Cancer Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“Those that spend the most effort in search of shortcuts are often the most disappointed and the least successful.”
“I think it is very important in this business to be an individual”
“You can't have a better past.”
“If Slumdog Millionaire projects India as a Third World, dirty-underbelly, developing nation and causes pain and disgust among nationalists and patriots, let it be known that a murky underbelly exists and thrives even in the most developed nations. It's just that the Slumdog Millionaire idea authored by an Indian and conceived and cinematically put together by a Westerner, gets creative Golden Globe recognition. The other would perhaps not.”

Source : "Slumdogs who seek success". The Independent, News, p. 30, January 16, 2009.
“One of the rules of plays, I feel, is to never use an extra word if you don't have to.”

Source : Source: www.tor.com
“I still have a fantasy of being a musician when I grow up.”
“There's nothing wrong with setting goals, but it doesn't mean a thing if you don't pay attention to the day-to-day details.”
“At some point, every science fiction and fantasy story must challenge the reader's experience and learning. That's much of the reason why the genre is so open to experimentation and innovation that other genres reject--strangeness is our bread and butter. Spread it thick or slice it thin, it's still our staff of life.”

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