You cannot separate passion from pathology any more than you can separate a person's spirit from his body.

Belief begins where science leaves off and ends where science begins.

Those who have dissected or inspected many [bodies] have at least learnt to doubt; while others who are ignorant of anatomy and do not take the trouble to attend it are in no doubt at all.

Surgery is the red flower that blooms among the leaves and thorns that are the rest of medicine.

No doctor knows everything. There's a reason why it's called "practising" medicine.

Observing the medical histories of various neurological syndromes is like observing the fascinating nerve cells of the human brain in action, while they construct what we so proudly call the Human Consciousness. They remind us of the overwhelming aspects of human silliness. They remind us how such a simple natural response of the human Biology, is misinterpreted as the “last surviving mystery” of this planet.