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1 " Medical school had been a time for imaginary diseases and Martin had contracted almost all of them. "
― Robin Cook , Brain
2 " Instead, he was still acting distant from her in many subtle ways, and although they continued to sleep in the same bed, there had been no intimacy whatsoever. Such behavior raised an old concern of hers that Daniel was either incapable or unmotivated to offer the kind of emotional support she felt she needed, particularly in period of stress, no matter what the cause or whose fault it was. (Stephanie) "
― Robin Cook , Seizure
3 " Surgeons know nothing but do everything. Internists know everything but do nothing. Pathologists know everything and do everything but too late. "
― Robin Cook , Godplayer
4 " Natural,my ass! The worst poison known to man comes from a tree frog in South America. You cannot imagine how small an amount would be necessary to kill you.and it's natural.Calling something NATURAL is a MEANINGLESS MARKETING PLOY." "All right,calm down! Maybe I like alternative medicine because it's been in use for more than six thousand years.After all that time,they have to know what they're doing.""You mean the wacky idea that somehow in the distant past people had more scientific wisdom than they do today?That's both crazy and counterintuitive.Six thousand years ago people thought thunder was a bunch of gods moving around furniture."-Conversation btw Dr.Jack Stapleton and Vinnie "
― Robin Cook , Intervention (Jack Stapleton & Laurie Montgomery, #9)
5 " If it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck, it's a duck! "
― Robin Cook , Crisis (Jack Stapleton & Laurie Montgomery, #6)
6 " She thought about how marvelous is would be to have a wife keeping the house in order, the meals on the table. At the same time it seemed ridiculously unfair that she could never have a wife. In fact, if she married, she would be expected to be the wife. "
― Robin Cook , Coma
7 " Nothing great in the world has been accomplished without passion,’ "
8 " Los hombres son todos iguales, cuando se sienten mal, no quieren reconocerlo. "
― Robin Cook , Invasion
9 " The worst thing about disease is the uncertainty. Humans are capable of adapting to anything as long as they know. It’s the hopeless floundering that drives people crazy. "
― Robin Cook , Fever
10 " A investigação podia dar esperanças para o futuro, curando as doenças... mas tinha um outro potencial muito mais perturbador. "
― Robin Cook , Mutation
11 " Family life could never be made to run smoothly. At least in the lab the variables had a comforting predictability and problems lent themselves to the scientific method. "
12 " Philips reached out and adjusted the viewing controls, called the window level and window width. “My God,” he said after a minute. “You know what we’re looking at? Air! There’s no brain. It’s gone! "
13 " process called cytokine storm. It’s when the body’s immune system senses the virus antigens and then goes berserk, releasing a bevy of extraordinarily damaging hormonelike proteins. "
― Robin Cook , Pandemic (Jack Stapleton & Laurie Montgomery, #11)
14 " Although pharma is expanding in China by replacing local remedies, prices are being controlled. Here in the United States that’s not the case, because your politicians are dependent on pharma campaign donations. There is much more money to be made here in all aspects of healthcare, even if there are more problems with labor. "
15 " I got to be going anyway,” said Michaels. “Good "
16 " Unfortunately he’s become a scientific fanatic, and like all fanatics, he can be difficult. "
17 " technician got up and went in to inject contrast material into Mr. Schiller’s vein. "
18 " Does it contain iodine? "
19 " Cheating on research is as bad as cheating on patient care. No! It’s worse. In research you can end up hurting many more people. "
20 " But when the image of the word fell on her retina, something strange happened in Kristin’s brain. "
