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Ignorance was just as dynamic as knowledge, and it grew in the same proportion.

Abraham Verghese

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Abraham Verghese
Age: 70
Born: 1955
Born: January 1
Physician
University Teacher
Writer
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Ignorance
Grew
Knowledge
Dynamic
Proportion

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Your job is to preserve yourself, not to descend into their hole. It's a relief when you arrive at this place, the point of absurdity, because then you are free, you owe them nothing.
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I'm a great believer in geography being destiny.
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Though I am fascinated by knowledge, I am even more fascinated by wisdom.
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Literature is a beautiful way of keeping the imagination alive, of visiting worlds you would never have time to in your day-to-day life. It keeps you abreast of a wider spectrum of human activities.
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