Perhaps we wouldn't eat so much, or smoke, or drink so much if we were paying attention to ourselves. Perhaps we wouldn't talk so much if we were paying attention to each other. All these oral activities are trying to meet a need, and perhaps the greatest need is to be seen and heard.
Storycatcher: Making Sense of Our Lives through the Power and Practice of Story (ed. New World Library, 2010) - ISBN: 9781577313595