[A gentle smile, like he has, at long last, taken a compliment and it has genuinely touched him.]

Something about...giving people something to sustain them. Healing or cooking. Or even just, just giving them an ear when they need to talk, that's what a lot of patients need more than the physical healing. I love it, and it's a privilege, it's not, there's not something I sacrifice for other people when I do it, I am getting something out of it. And food, nothing puts things right and makes peace better than a good meal. If there was more sitting down and having meals, the world would be better. If there was more listening, the world would be kinder. And the world is really fucking unkind, so--I could probably write this down as a toast for the dinner.