“Yes, it does make the load rather heavy if you carry tools for every eventuality.” IfsDoeWorryAnxietyToolsHeavyLoadCaution Book:Elegy for Eddie Source: Elegy for Eddie
“if the way ahead is not clear, time is often the best editor of one's intentions.” IfsWayTimeClearIntentionUncertaintyEditors Author:Jacqueline Winspear
“If you look at the First World War, the Kaiser was actually, actively buying a lot of the armaments from Britain! in the years, in the run-up to the First World War. And I mean, there was a connection there. He was, indeed, Queen Victoria's grandson. You know, they were all related, all these royal families.” IfsKnowsWorldYearsFirstsLooksMeanWarRunningConnectionsQueensWar Of The WorldsRelatedBritainBuyingRoyalVictoriaRoyal FamilyArmamentFirst World WarGrandson Author:Jacqueline Winspear
“As Churchill said about the Great War, and he said this in about 1924, that it was the first war in which man realized that he could obliterate himself completely. If you consider the way the whole world was impacted, 18 million people worldwide died, and that is taking into account military and civilian deaths: 18 million people. And it was the whole world, if you will. You know, many of those trenches were dug by Chinese. There are photographs of Chinese looking like they just came from China, with their hats and so on, digging the trenches, right from the beginning.” PeopleIfsKnowsMenWorldWayFirstsSaidWarWholeMillionsMilitaryAccountsDiedPhotographChinaWhole WorldChineseHatsCiviliansDiggingGreat WarTrenchesCivilian Deaths Author:Jacqueline Winspear
“I'll tell you this. Leaving that which you love breaks your heart open. But you will find a jewel inside, and this precious jewel is the opening of your heart to all that is new and all that is different, and it will be the making of you-if you allow it to be.” IfsHeartDifferentBreakLeavingOpeningJewelsBreak Your HeartPrecious Jewels Author:Jacqueline Winspear
“She had always told herself that she did hti job because she wanted to help others; afterall, hadn't Maurice told her once that the most important question any individual could ask was, "How might I serve?" If her response to that question had been pure, surely she would have coninued with the calling to be a nurse.... But that role hadn't been quite enough for her. She would have missed the excitement, the thrill when she embarked on the work of collecting clues to support a case.” IfsImportantEnoughHelpingMightWantedJobsAsksIndividualRolesCasesSupportCallingPureResponseHelping OthersExcitementNurseThrillClueCollectingImportant Questions Author:Jacqueline Winspear
“David Corbett's The Art of Character offers a deep inquiry into the creation of character for the novice writer, with valuable nuggets of wisdom for the seasoned storyteller. If you are a writer, it should be on your desk.” IfsShouldArtCharacterCreationOffersValuableDesksStorytellerInquiryNovicesNuggets Author:Jacqueline Winspear
