“The woman gestured to a seat and put on a patient face. An impatient sort of patient face, like an impatient face dressing up as a patient one for Halloween.”
“It is much more important to know what sort of patient has a disease than what sort of disease a patient has.”
“A patient, methodical sort of madman. The worst kind.”
“A man sets himself the task of portraying the world. Shortly before he dies he discovers that this patient labyrinth of lines is a drawing of his own face.”
“Doctors put a wall up between themselves and their patients; nurses broke it down.”
“Lampone made a gesture that said he would be patient, knowing his reward was certain.”