Richard Selzer Quote

I came by the horror naturally. Surgery is the one branch of medicine that is the most violent. After all, it's violent to take up a knife and cut open a person's body and rummage around with your hands. I think I was attracted to the horrific.

The New York Times (15 June 2016)

I came by the horror naturally. Surgery is the one branch of medicine that is the most violent. After all, it's violent to take up a knife and cut...

I came by the horror naturally. Surgery is the one branch of medicine that is the most violent. After all, it's violent to take up a knife and cut...

I came by the horror naturally. Surgery is the one branch of medicine that is the most violent. After all, it's violent to take up a knife and cut...

I came by the horror naturally. Surgery is the one branch of medicine that is the most violent. After all, it's violent to take up a knife and cut...