The Anatomist Quotes

“Remember this phrase,” Dana tell us: “‘The heart feeds itself first.”
― Bill Hayes, The Anatomist: A True Story of Gray's Anatomy

“Self-knowledge can, and ought, to apply not only to the soul, but also to the body;
the man without insight into the fabric of his body has no knowledge of himself. —JOHN MOIR, student of anatomy, notes from opening lecture,
Anatomical Education in a Scottish University, 1620”
― Bill Hayes, The Anatomist: A True Story of Gray's Anatomy

“Let the same thing, or the same duty, return at the same time everyday, it will soon become pleasant.”
― Bill Hayes, The Anatomist: A True Story of Gray's Anatomy

“The kidneys also provide a perfect illustration of an age-old anatomical truth: the body is designed to protect itself, not to be easy to dissect.”
― Bill Hayes, The Anatomist: A True Story of Gray's Anatomy

“Anathomia by Mondino dei Liucci, c. 1493”
― Bill Hayes, The Anatomist: A True Story of Gray's Anatomy

“In the year 1240, however, a radical change in policy took effect. Frederick II, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, decreed that, for the sake of public health and the training of better doctors, at least one human body would be dissected in his kingdom every five years. For this bold move, Frederick II is credited with single-handedly pulling the field of anatomy out of the dark ages.”
― Bill Hayes, The Anatomist: A True Story of Gray's Anatomy