Abraham Verghese

"It was all I had, all I've ever had, the only currency, the only proof that I was alive. Memory.' p 380."

"Years later, when Idi Amin said and did outrageous things, I understood that his motivation was to rattle the good people of Greenwich mean time, have them raise their heads from their tea and scones, and say, Oh yes. Africa. For a fleeting moment they'd have the same awareness of us that we had of them."

"God will judge us by what we did to relieve the suffering of our fellow human beings. I don't think God cares what doctrine we embrace."