Famous Paul Kalanithi Quotes

  • mind was simply the operation of the brain, an idea that struck me with force; it startled my naive understanding of the world – Paul Kalanithi

    mind was simply the operation of the brain, an idea that struck me with force; it startled my naive understanding of the world– Paul Kalanithi

  • [H]e found poetry more comforting than Scripture-”and his ability to forge from his life a cogent, powerful tale of living with death. – Paul Kalanithi

    [H]e found poetry more comforting than Scripture-”and his ability to forge from his life a cogent, powerful tale of living with death.– Paul Kalanithi

  • Putting lifestyle first is how you find a job– not a calling. – Paul Kalanithi

    Putting lifestyle first is how you find a job– not a calling.– Paul Kalanithi

  • People often ask if it was calling. My answer always is yes. – Paul Kalanithi

    People often ask if it was calling. My answer always is yes.– Paul Kalanithi

  • Literature not only illuminated another’s experience, it provided, I believed, the richest material for moral reflection – Paul Kalanithi

    Literature not only illuminated another’s experience, it provided, I believed, the richest material for moral reflection– Paul Kalanithi

  • Even if you are perfect the World isn’t. – Paul Kalanithi

    Even if you are perfect the World isn’t.– Paul Kalanithi