The Heart of Caring Quotes

“The cost of not caring for the mentally ill dwarfs the cost of caring.”
― Mark Vonnegut, The Heart of Caring: A Life in Pediatrics

“It’s the feeling that one is a cog in a machine that doesn’t care. Burnout makes people angry, depressed, and unable to do or enjoy doing the work of patient care. Burnout is loneliness, isolation, and an invitation to addiction, alcoholism, and other forms of self-harm.”
― Mark Vonnegut, The Heart of Caring: A Life in Pediatrics

“Stigma” is a dressed-up word for ignorance and prejudice.”
― Mark Vonnegut, The Heart of Caring: A Life in Pediatrics