I think the cardinal rule of learning to write is learning to read first. I learned to write by learning to read.

I wanted to explore cancer not just biologically, but metaphorically. The idea that tuberculosis in the 19th century possessed the same kind of frightening and decaying quality was very interesting to me, and it seemed that one could explore the idea that every age defined its own illness.

When you immerse yourself in medicine you realise that hope is not absolute. It's not that simple.

Siddhartha Mukherjee Quotes