Memorable Quotes from Frances Sternhagen
3 quotesThe Story of Aesop's Tales
Mrs. Murray
]... ]. A slave of wealthy Greek noblemen. He was horribly deformed. And all day long... this monstrous-looking man... would spin wondrous tales of heroic animals. Great tales, but they tended to show... the weaknesses of men. So, the storyteller was killed by a crazed mob... who were insulted... that his stories showed animals as brave and smart... and people as weak and stupid.
[[w:600s BC|In around 600 B.C.; [w:Aesop|there was a slave]
Jack
Really? Wow.
Pilot
Amazing.
Mrs. Murray
Oh, wait. The punch line is: the storyteller's name was Aesop.
Jack
Really? Wow.
Pilot
Amazing.
Cassie
As in ]?
[[w:Aesop's Fables|''Aesop's Fables'']
Jack
Yes.
Pilot
Really?
Jack
Wow!
Pilot
Amazing!
Jack
I didn't know that. I didn't know that Aesop was a freak.
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Patient's Silence Raises Concern in Hospital
Mrs. Cushing
Dr. Spezio. I think one of your patients in here is dead, Dr. Spezio.
Dr. Spezio
Why do you say that, Mrs. Cushing?
Mrs. Cushing
Because he wouldn't give me his Blue Cross number, Dr. Spezio.
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Communication Breakdown in Medical Documentation
Mrs. Cushing
Dr. Spezio, may I see you for a moment, Doctor, if you don't mind? Doctor is this your handwriting, if you don't mind? Am I supposed to read this? Was that a sprain? Was that a broken wrist? I can't read that scribbling. I mean I have to bill these people. I know you doctors are the ministering angels and I'm the bitch from the accounting department, but I've a job to do too. I mean, if you don't mind, Doctor.
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