“ There is no body cavity that cannot be reached with a number fourteen needle and a good strong arm. Samuel Shem
“ It ain't easy to do nothing, now that society is telling everyone that their body is fundamentally flawed and about to self-destruct. People are afraid they're on the verge of death all the time Samuel Shem
“ To do nothing for the gomers was to do something, and the more conscientiously I did nothing the better they got. Samuel Shem
“ Gomers are human beings who have lost what goes into being human beings. They want to die, and we will not let them. Samuel Shem
“ We were putting into these gomers our fear of death, but who knew if they feared death? Perhaps they welcomed death like a dear long-lost cousin, grown old but still known, coming to visit, relieving… Samuel Shem
“ Basch: So why don't you ask her out?The Runt: I'm scared she wouldn't like me and say no.-So what? What have you got to lose?-The possibility -if she says no- that she might have said yes. Whatever I… Samuel Shem
