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

"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."

Abraham Verghese

"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."

Abraham Verghese