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Roses would be annoying weeds if the blooms never withered and died. Beauty resides in the knowledge that it doesn’t last.

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Abraham Verghese (born 1955) is a physician-author, Professor for the Theory and Practice of Medicine at Stanford University Medical School and Senior Associate Chair of the Department of Internal Medicine. He is also the author of three best-selling books, two memoirs and a novel.

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