Few nightmares compare to finding out one's child has cancer. And part of the nightmare is the guilt parents inflict upon themselves, searching for an answer to the unanswerable question: why me?" Chapter 3, Page 33

"Cure diseases with carrots and bran and foul-smelling herbs thrown over the shoulder at midnight. The culmination of centuries of scientific progress - voluntary cultural regression!" Chapter 3, Page 35

"As successful as he was in medicine, his personal life was a disaster. Women were fascinated by him but ultimately repelled by his obsessive character." Chapter 4, Page 45

"Each year I tell myself I've witnessed the depths of depravity and each year the scumbags out there prove me wrong." Chapter 9, Page 93

"Now that you've mentioned it, yes. His green eyes darkened with melancholia. The kids are buried somewhere else." Chapter 13, Page 150

"The process had a ceremonial look to it, which was appropriate for stemming the tide of...