The Past Empowers The Present, And The

Fear Is Not A Good Teacher. The Lessons Of Fear Are Quickly Forgotten.

Wherever A Story Comes From, Whether It Is A Familiar Myth Or A Private Memory, The Retelling Exemplifies The Making Of A Connection From One Pattern To Another: A Potential Translation In Which Narrative Becomes Parable And The Once Upon A Time Comes To Stand For Some Renascent Truth. This Approach Applies To All The Incidents Of Everyday Life: The Phrase In The Newspaper, The Endearing Or Infuriating Game Of A Toddler, The Misunderstanding At The Office. Our Species Thinks In Metaphors And Learns Through Stories.

Human Beings Do Not Eat Nutrients, They Eat Food.

Every Loss Recapitulates Earlier Losses, But Every Affirmation Of Identity Echoes Earlier Moments Of Clarity.

A Suprising Number Of Physicians Manage To Continue To Care About Persons Even After The Rigors Of Medical Training.