Anaesthesia Quotes

• I prefer insomnia to anaesthesia.

  Antonio Tabucchi

  Insomnia, Recycling

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• The best thing about modern living is anaesthesia.

  Meg Ryan

  Modern, Best Things

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• In order that a "self" may exist there must be some continuity of mental experiences and, particularly, continuity bridging gaps of unconsciousness. For example, the continuity of our "self" is resumed after sleep, anaesthesia, and the temporary amnesias of concussion and convulsions.

  John Eccles

  Sleep, Self, Order

  "Eccles' Model of the Self Controlling Its Brain: The Irrelevance of Dualist-Interactionism" by Donald E. Watson and Bernard O. Williams, 2003.

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• Anaesthesia, that's one technique: if it hurts, invent a different pain.

  Margaret Atwood

  Hurt, Pain, Numbness

  Margaret Atwood (1987). “The edible woman ; Surfacing ; Lady oracle”, Treasure Press

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• She smiled again. "Do you like cat?" she said. "Yes," said Richard. "I quite like cats." Anaesthesia looked relieved. "Thigh?" she asked, "or breast?

  Neil Gaiman

  Cat, Said, Thighs

  Neil Gaiman (2010). “Neverwhere”, p.52, Hachette UK

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