Sidney Sheldon - Nothing lasts forever

To Anastasia and Roderick Mann, with love

The author wishes to express his deep appreciation to the many doctors, nurses, and medical technicians who were generous enough to share their expertise with him.

What cannot be cured with medicaments is cured by the knife, what the knife cannot cure is cured with the searing iron, and whatever this cannot cure must be considered incurable.

HIPPOCRATES, CIRCA 480 B.C.

There are three classes of human beings: men, women, and women physicians.

SIR WILLIAM OSLER