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Your Quotes for 11 October 2005 - Illness

I'm sure you have noticed the absence of your daily dose of quotes from Van. Well, he has been down with a nasty bug that has turned his sinuses and lungs into guava jelly. He is finally able to spend a little time in the office now, but won't be back to putting out the quotes for a couple more days. So here, to tide you over are a few thoughts on illness.

Now I am beginning to live a little, and feel less like a sick oyster at low tide.
     - Louisa May Alcott, 1832 - 1888

Every body's heart is open, you know, when they have recently escaped from severe pain, or are recovering the blessings of health.
     - Jane Austen, 1775 - 1817

I hereby confess
That of all I possess
I'd most gladly be minus
The sinus.
     - Felicia Lamport

The sad truth is that there is no point to getting sick when you're a grown-up. You know why? It's because being sick is about you and your mother.... Without that solicitous hand on your forehead, there is no one to confirm that you are really sick.
     - Adair Lara

Sickness, like sex, demands a private room, or at the very least, a discreet curtain around the ward bed.
     - Violet Weingarten

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