"The country could accept the myth of the Lone Ranger but not its underside, the lone assassin." Chap. 1, p. 5

"I could make a difference there. I had a vision of practicing medicine in a way that would touch thousands of people, that would improve the lot of humankind rather than just individuals" Chap. 2, p. 32

"The way people die is a reflection of the way they live." Chap. 3, p. 33

"If we do our job right, one group of people or another will be offended, and we can become a political liability in the next election." Chap. 4, pp. 55-56

"We were the only ones who were autopsying healthy people." Chap. 5, p. 59

"The announcement of a mass disaster is like an invitation to a party." Chap. 6, p. 83

"If you are slipping into a coma, you don't break for a shower and then slip back into it." Chap. 7, p. 95

"Nobody sits there...