Sharon Page

“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

“In the sphere of marital science, one needs chemistry to kick open the door, but after that, it’s physics that governs the running of it.”
― Zhang Ling, Where Waters Meet

“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

“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