“I prefer a story that has the good sense to stay on the page where it belongs.
- Elinor”

“My dear Elinor, you were obviously born into the wrong story,” said Dustfinger at last.”

“Would you like to sin
With Elinor Glyn
On a tiger skin?
Or would you prefer
To err
With her
On some other fur?”

“Story belongs to the people. They are sounder judges of it than anyone else, for their senses are unspoiled and their emotions are free.”

“I love people who have a good sense of humor, tell a good story, tell a good joke.”

“Good ideas stay with you until you eventually write the story.”

“The essence of Medicine is story-- finding the right story, understanding the true story, being unsatisfied with a story that does not make sense. Healthcare, on the other hand, deconstructs story into thousands of tiny pieces-- pages of boxes and check marks for which no one is responsible.”

“If you end your story, it's a static work of art, a finite circle. But if you don't, it belongs to anyone's imagination. It stays alive forever.”

“I prefer to stay alive and be criticized than be sympathized.”

“For me, a page of good prose is where one hears the rain [and] the noise of battle. [It] has the power to give grief or universality that lends it a youthful beauty.”