“Most people die in improvised circumstances of harassment and confusion, whether in hospital or out of it.”

“[singing the song her therapist told her to improvise in order to "let her anxieties out"] If I keep the kitchen floor clean, no one will die!”

“The most effective leaders of companies in transition are the quiet, unassuming people whose inner wiring is such that the worst circumstances bring out their best. They're unflappable, they're ready to die if they have to. But you can trust that, when bad things are happening, they will become clearheaded and focused.”

“No, you go to the hospital, you get treated, you get care, and it's paid for, either by charity, the government or by the hospital. We don't have people that become ill, who die in their apartment because they don't have insurance.”

“For the world, I count it not an Inn, but a Hospital, and a place, not to live, but to die in.”

“Sometimes, in difficult circumstances, one can confuse compassion with love.”

“Most people would rather change their circumstances to improve their lives when instead they to change themselves to improve their circumstances.”

“I cry too much and I find it strange. It must be indicative of some issue within me that I’ve yet to identify. Whether it’s crowds or whether it’s people being nice… Hospitals make me cry very, very easily. Merely entering a hospital – just sensing care, you know. People trying to help others, I find, inspires a very emotional response.”

“I frankly felt like the reception we received on the way in from the airport was very warm and hospitable. And I want to thank the Canadian people who came out to wave -- with all five fingers -- for their hospitality.”

“Extraordinary people survive under the most terrible circumstances and they become more extraordinary because of it.”