If very many cures are suggested for any illness, that means it is incurable.
Translated from the Russian by Kathleen Cook
— Medicine has made some progress in the last 20 years.
— Maybe technology is better now — but you still can't cure cancer or HIV.
— Yes, there will always be an illness we can't cure.
«Statistics show» who... who cares, what statistic's showing? Look at medicine. 80% of people, with pancreatic cancer, die within 5 years, 95% of appendectomies, occur with zero complications. But... we both know pancreatic cancer patient that lived, and appendix patients that unfortunately... passed. Statistics mean nothing to the individual. You're either gonna be a good parent to that kid, or you're not. I mean, hell, your parents were divorcing, and somehow you managed to become a relatively successful doctor.
There was no difference between men, in intelligence or race, so profound as the difference between the sick and the well.
And remember: One-night stands may be over by morning but syphilis lasts a lifetime.
— Is mommy drunk, daddy?
— No, no, she's just got a little migraine. A little Chardonnay migraine.
