"I first used the phrase "narrative medicine" in [the year] 2000 to refer to clinical practice fortified by narrative …"

"What do I do with the paradoxes, the ambiguities, the contradictory stories from a family member, the gaps in memory,…"

"When doctors write, they too experience the discovery of learning what they know. It continues to astonish me that wr…"

"Our task as doctors, nurses, therapists, and ethicists is to learn each patient's personal language in its tenses, it…"

"...the biggest challenge I had was to convince people that I wanted to listen to whatever they said. One lady said, "…"

"I meet with lots of pre-medical students now, and they show me their personal statement to get into medical school. T…"

"Radical listening is the effort to be present, to bear witness, and to listen without your biases and assumptions. It…"

"This isn't just about being a nice doctor or having a nice bedside manner. It's hearing and taking responsibility for…"

"For him delicious flavors dwell In books as in old Muscatel."

"And in the evening, everywhere Along the roadside, up and down, I see the golden torches flare Like lighted street-la…"