“All surgeons fear an operation can go too far, to a point where they become irretrievably lost in aatomical bits and pieces. A limit beyond which Humpty Dumpty can never be put back together – at least, not perfectly. The body can never return to its pristine, original state after we’ve touched it with our hands.”

“All surgeons fear an operation can go too far, to a point where they become irretrievably lost in aatomical bits and pieces. A limit beyond which Humpty Dumpty can never be put back together – at least, not perfectly. The body can never return to its pristine, original state after we’ve touched it with our hands.”

— Allan Hamilton