Paul Kalanithi Quotes

I Was Startled To Realize That In Spite Of Everything, The Last Few Months Had Had One Area Of Lightness: Not Having To Bear The Tremendous Weight Of The Responsibility Neurosurgery Demanded - And Part Of Me Wanted To Be Excused From Picking Up The Yoke Again. Neurosurgery Is Really Hard Work, And No One Would Have Faulted Me For Not Going Back. (People Often Ask If It Is A Calling, And My Answer Is Always Yes. You Can't See It As A Job, Because If It's A Job, It's One Of The Worst Jobs There Is.) A Couple Of My Professors Actively Discouraged The Idea: "Shouldn't You Be Spending Time With Your Family?" ("Shouldn't You?" I Wondered. I Was Making The Decision To Do This Work Because This Work, To Me, Was A Sacred Thing.)

Paul Kalanithi Quotes: I Was Startled To Realize That In Spite Of Everything, The Last Few Months Had Had One Area Of Lightness:

Paul Kalanithi Quotes: I Was Startled To Realize That In Spite Of Everything, The Last Few Months Had Had One Area Of Lightness:

Paul Kalanithi Quotes: I Was Startled To Realize That In Spite Of Everything, The Last Few Months Had Had One Area Of Lightness:

Paul Kalanithi Quotes: I Was Startled To Realize That In Spite Of Everything, The Last Few Months Had Had One Area Of Lightness:

Paul Kalanithi Quotes: I Was Startled To Realize That In Spite Of Everything, The Last Few Months Had Had One Area Of Lightness:

Paul Kalanithi Quotes: I Was Startled To Realize That In Spite Of Everything, The Last Few Months Had Had One Area Of Lightness:

Paul Kalanithi Quotes: I Was Startled To Realize That In Spite Of Everything, The Last Few Months Had Had One Area Of Lightness:

Paul Kalanithi Quotes: I Was Startled To Realize That In Spite Of Everything, The Last Few Months Had Had One Area Of Lightness:

Paul Kalanithi Quotes: I Was Startled To Realize That In Spite Of Everything, The Last Few Months Had Had One Area Of Lightness:

Paul Kalanithi Quotes: I Was Startled To Realize That In Spite Of Everything, The Last Few Months Had Had One Area Of Lightness:

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