“No story lives unless someone wants to listen.”

“if you want someone to stop listening to you go ahead and yell. If you want them to listen to every word, whisper. -Mimi”

“In Mosca’s experience, a ‘long story’ was always a short story someone did not want to tell.”

“A story doesn't live until it is imagined in someone's mind.”

“In this totally dark world, you can't live unless you're needed by someone.”

“Avoid taking advice from someone who gives advice for a living, unless there is a penalty for their advice.”

“Women are good listeners, but it’s a waste of time telling your troubles to a man unless there’s something specific you want him to do.”

“Whatever life we have experienced, if we can tell our story to someone who listens, we find it easier to deal with our circumstances.”

“It occurred to me that everyone’s story matters to themselves, so the more I listened, the more she wanted to talk.”

“Listen to the flute it tells you a story' A story of nostalgia and separation.”