Shadows of the Workhouse (Call the Midwife)

by Jennifer Worth

Her softly rounded curves spoke eloquently of ease and comfort.

An eager pupil is the breath of life to a dedicated teacher.

The momentous events in history can leave us untouched, while small events may shape our destinies.

If there is one thing that a dying person needs more than relief from pain, it is love.

Lilac is a poem, a fragrance, a hint of nothingness.

‘the handy woman’ and her practice usually consisted of ’lying-in and laying-out’ (i.e. lying-in after childbirth and laying-out of the dead).

“Bah! Suffragettes. I’ve no time for suffragettes. They made the biggest mistake in history. They went for equality. They should have gone for power!”

In my opinion, psychiatrists make the problems that are to be solved.”