Sharon Page

“Nursing is not for everyone,” Miss Perkins said. “You see every facet of life—birth, death, illness, healing, trauma, madness, despair, joy. To take all that in demands both an iron constitution and a gentle soul. That’s the type of woman we’re looking for. That’s what matters.”
― Amanda Skenandore, The Nurse's Secret

“Fear of this,” I choked, and touched my cheeks. “Fear of breaking. Of weeping. Of grieving. There is a lifetime of grief inside me. It is in my chest and in my belly. It is in my head and in my arms. My legs ache with it. My feet too. It is beneath my skin and in my blood, and I can’t . . . hold . . . anymore.”
― Amy Harmon, A Girl Called Samson

“I’ve spent my life trying to get back to having him even though I know I cannot.”
― Virginia Evans, The Correspondent

“We don’t often notice the people who look after us, do we? Though we’d miss them if they weren’t there.”
― Ann Cleeves, Harbour Street