" Penney was dusting the room (with a damp duster). She said, ‘Why did you want to die, Barbie?’ It was a question which had puzzled her considerably for she had got to know Barbie fairly well and Barbie was not the sort to lie down and die. Barbie chuckled, she had a very infectious chuckle. ‘Perhaps it was just to spite Sister Smart.’ ‘No, but honestly,’ said Penney. ‘Honestly?’ said Barbie thoughtfully. ‘Well, honestly I don’t think I did actually want to die. I was just so tired that I didn’t want to live. There’s quite a lot of difference.’ Penney agreed that there was quite a lot of difference. ‘How and where did you learn nursing, Penney?’ ‘By being a patient. "

― D.E. Stevenson , The Tall Stranger