David Clarance
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Sometimes, silence was the loudest thing of all. And that would not do.
“And then there’s the flip side of the placebo, the nocebo effect: the belief in evil signs or bad luck. It turns out people can literally scare themselves to death. If you think you’ve been cursed or otherwise made ill, you may end up actually getting sick, failing to improve poor health, or, yes, dying altogether. In one medically documented instance, a man was given three months to live after a diagnosis of metastatic cancer of the esophagus. He died shortly after. When his body was autopsied, doctors realized that he had been misdiagnosed: he did indeed have cancer, but a tiny, non-metastatic tumor on his liver. Clinically speaking, it could not have killed him. But, it seems, being told he was dying of a fatal illness brought about that very outcome. In another case, a man thought he was hexed by a voodoo priest. He came close to death, only to recover miraculously after an enterprising doctor “reversed” the curse through a series of made‑up words. In yet a third, a man almost died in the emergency room after overdosing on pills. He’d been in a drug trial for depression and decided to end his life with the antidepressants he’d been prescribed. His vitals were so bad when he was admitted that doctors didn’t think he would make it—until they discovered his blood was completely clear of any drugs. He’d been taking a placebo. Once he found out he had not in fact taken a life-threatening quantity of pills, he recovered quickly. The effect our mind has on our body makes for a scary proposition.”
― The Biggest Bluff: How I Learned to Pay Attention, Take Control and Win
― The Biggest Bluff: How I Learned to Pay Attention, Take Control and Win
“I am evil incarnate,” the dastardly voice said. “I am the blight upon the skin of this world. And I will bring it to its knees. Prepare for the End of Days! Your time has come, and the rivers will run with the blood of the innocents!” Talia sighed. “He’s such a drama queen.”
― The House in the Cerulean Sea
― The House in the Cerulean Sea
“Your intellect can choose how to react to a particular stimulation. Often, there is so much conditioning, there is little thought between stimulation and reaction. But the option exists.”
― Jaya: An Illustrated Retelling of the Mahabharata
― Jaya: An Illustrated Retelling of the Mahabharata
“Your ignorance astounds me, Ranvir. No doubt you are destined for political office,’ said Ombwiri.”
― The Simoqin Prophecies
― The Simoqin Prophecies
“How does one know the true path?’ ‘Not through arguments—they never reach a conclusion; not from teachers—they can only give their opinions; to know the true path one must, in silence and solitude, reflect on one’s own life.”
― Jaya: An Illustrated Retelling of the Mahabharata
― Jaya: An Illustrated Retelling of the Mahabharata
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