Every loss recapitulates earlier losses, but every affirmation of identity echoes earlier moments of clarity.

There are few things as toxic as a bad metaphor. You can't think without metaphors.

The timing of death, like the ending of a story, gives a changed meaning to what preceded it.

Solutions to problems often depend upon how they're defined.

A suprising number of physicians manage to continue to care about persons even after the rigors of medical training.

Jazz exemplifies artistic activity that is at once individual and communal, performance that is both repetitive and innovative, each participant sometimes providing background support and sometimes flying free.

Every loss recapitulates earlier losses, but every affirmation of identity echoes earlier moments of clarity.