but the NHS is something special, and the alternative is horrifying.
“Yeah,” she’d say, “you can’t drive there if you’re a woman.” “Yeah, they had that genocide.” The one place that excited her was Philadelphia. “Philly!” she’d say, eyes lit up. “God, you gotta go.”
― ¡Hola Papi!: How to Come Out in a Walmart Parking Lot and Other Life Lessons
― ¡Hola Papi!: How to Come Out in a Walmart Parking Lot and Other Life Lessons
“but the NHS is something special, and the alternative is horrifying.”
― This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor
― This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor
“I tell a woman in antenatal clinic that she has to give up smoking. She shoots me a look that makes me wonder if I’ve accidentally just said, ‘I want to fuck your cat,”
― This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor
― This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor
“He continues. ‘Better not come out black, eh? Ever had a baby come out a different colour to the parents?’ ‘Does blue count?’ I offer. Banter over.”
― This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor
― This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor
“Actually, that’s probably the wrong way of looking at it. You don’t cure depression, the same way you don’t cure asthma; you manage it. I’m the inhaler he’s decided to go with and I should be pleased he’s gone this long without an attack.”
― This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor
― This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor
Jonas’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Jonas’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Jonas
Lists liked by Jonas


























