The Only Real Nation Is Humanity

I Am Grateful To Stacy Schiff First Of All Because She Can Write A Sentence-because She Offers Us Her Scholarship With Wit, Clarity, And Grace. Once Again, She Has Done What Only The Best Writers Can Do: She Has Made The World New, Again.

I Never Planned On Doing A Book About Paul Farmer Or His Organization. I Met Him In Haiti When I Was On A Magazine Assignment. It's Almost Like His Story Sort Of Fell In My Lap.

... "you May Not See The Ocean, But Right Now We Are In The Middle Of The Ocean, And We Have To Keep Swimming.

I Know That To Write You Have To Have Stories You Want To Tell. You Have To Keep Your Mind Alive, And You Have To Work Hard.

...attempts At Imitation Would Put The Emphasis Where It Didn't Belong. The Goal Was To Improve The Lives Of Others, Not Oneself.