1) "The inclusion of a single anecdote in a research overview can lead to a reprimand, for reliance on storytelling."
2) "Because clinical observations often do pan out, they serve as lowlevel evidence — especially if they jibe with what basic science suggests is likely. To be sure, this approach, giving weight to the combination of doctors’ experience and biological plausibility, stands somewhat in conflict with the principles of evidencebased medicine"
3) "HERE is where I want to venture a radical statement about the worth of anecdote. Beyond its roles as illustration, affirmation, hypothesisbuilder and lowlevel guidance for practice, storytelling can act as a modest counterbalance to a straitened understanding of evidence."