"“With this new way, in which we together try to figure out how to face mortality and preserve the fiber of a meaningful life, with its loyalties and individuality, we are plodding novices. We are going through a societal learning curve, one person at a time. And that would include me, whether as a doctor or as simply a human being.”

p193, '7 Hard Conversations ' , 'Being Mortal', Profile Books, ISBN 978-1846685828 ― Atul Gawande

— Being Mortal by Atul Gawande (Wellcome Collection) (Page 193)