Anaesthesia Quotes

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

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

The best thing about modern living is anaesthesia.

I prefer insomnia to anaesthesia.

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.