“I am grateful that I have rights in the proverbial public square - but, as a practical matter, my most cherished rights are those that I possess in my bedroom and hospital room and death chamber.” MatterRoomsRightsGratefulPracticalsHospitalsSquaresBedroomChamberI Am GratefulProverbial Author:Jacob M. Appel
“This is how most stories end in the hospital. Not with crash carts and sirens and electric shocks to the chest, but with an empty room, a crisp white bed, silence.” EndsStoriesWhiteRoomsSilenceBedEmptyShockHospitalsChestsElectricCrashCartsCrispsSirensEmpty RoomsElectric Shock Book:Phoning Home: Essays Source: Phoning Home: Essays