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The Goofiness Of Radicals Thinking They Have To Dress In Guatemalan Peasant Clothes. The Poor Don't Want You To Look Like Them. They Want You To Dress In A Suit And Go Get Them Food And Water. Comma.

And I Can Imagine Farmer Saying He Doesn't Care If No One Else Is Willing To Follow Their Example. He's Still Going To Make These Hikes, He'd Insist, Because If You Say That Seven Hours Is Too Long To Walk For Two Families Of Patients, You're Saying That Their Lives Matter Less Than Some Others', And The Idea That Some Lives Matter Less Is The Root Of All That's Wrong With The World.

If You Live In The Same Small Place Long Enough, Something You Don't Like Is Bound To Happen

When I Select A Topic, It's Usually A Commitment Of Two To Three Years Of My Life

I Never Planned On Doing A Book About Paul Farmer Or His Organization. I Met Him In Haiti When I Was On A Magazine Assignment. It's Almost Like His Story Sort Of Fell In My Lap.