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1 " The most irrational things can make a power of difference to a very ill woman. "
― Lucilla Andrews , My Friend the Professor
2 " Tough people don't die easily. You'll be surprised how much it takes to kill a strong human being. "
3 " All questions can be answered, if one is prepared to take the trouble to find out what they are. "
4 " I had survived that; I would survive this; survival did not mean enjoyment. "
5 " We get used to seeing the patients ill; even used to them dying. When they do we get upset if we know them. We can't get upset for those we don't know. We have to forget them. We'd all have nervous breakdowns if we didn't. "
6 " He must be aged to have good manners. Modern young men have to be angry, and that means plain rude. "
7 " Youth is always impatient, even though, ironically, youth alone has time for patience. "
8 " You get a peculiar outlook at night. You feel an oddity, and are quite content to be one. "
― Lucilla Andrews , The Secret Armour
9 " He knew ‒ and I knew ‒ that the only way to get over an illness is to make friends with disease. Not to fight mentally and lose in the inevitable depression that comes with any severe illness. "
― Lucilla Andrews , The Print Petticoat
10 " She smiled at him as if butter wouldn’t melt "
― Lucilla Andrews , The Fair Wind
11 " Everyone's scared of something. Not everyone has the courage to admit it. "
12 " Truth may resolve doubt, but it has never been an analgesic. "
13 " Everything that's worth having in life hurts like the devil. There's no way round that. "
