Abraham Verghese Quotes

As A Child I'd Longed For Thomas Stone Or At Least The Idea Of Him. So Many Mornings I Waited For Him At The Gates Of Missing. I Saw That Vigil Now As Necessary, A Prerequisite For My Insides To Harden And Cure Just Like The Willow Of A Cricket Bat Must Cure To Be Ready For A Lifetime Of Knocks. That Was The Lesson At Missing's Gates: The World Does Not Owe You And Neither Does Your Father.

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