"The key to your happiness is to...own who you are, own how you look, own your family, own the talents you have, and own the ones you don't. [Otherwise] you'll die searching, you'll die bitter, always feeling you were promised more. Not only our actions, but also our omissions, become our destiny."
— Abraham Verghese

"Nevertheless, I drove right past my landmark, an antique store which looked to me like an ordinary house with junk piled on the front porch.""
— Abraham Verghese

"The key to your happiness is to...own who you are, own how you look, own your family, own the talents you have, and own the ones you don't. {Otherwise} you'll die searching, you'll die bitter, always feeling you were promised more. Not only our actions, but also our omissions, become our destiny. (author's italics)"
— Abraham Verghese