The Macgregor Brides (2012)
“In silence, they walked toward the river with the sound of traffic a steady whoosh. Streetlights gleamed, Christmas bulbs glowed. On the near corner, a streetside Santa rang his bell monotonously as pedestrians hustled by.
Christmas, Gwen thought, was a time for children’s laughter, for family, for secrets and for joys. But to fate—if one believed in it—one day, one season, was the same as the next.
“You can’t let it inside you,” Gwen said at length. Her hands were so cold and so tired. She tuc...ked them in her pockets instead of taking the effort to pull on her gloves. “If you do, you lose your edge, you start to doubt yourself, your instincts, your abilities. Then, the next time, the next patient, you’re not focused. You can’t let it in. I know that.”
“But if you don’t let any of it inside you, you lose your humanity, what makes you care enough to fight the next time, for the next patient.”
“It’s a difficult line,” Gwen murmured in response. “No matter how straight you try to walk it, you end up teetering over one side or the other at any point.”MoreLess
Christmas, Gwen thought, was a time for children’s laughter, for family, for secrets and for joys. But to fate—if one believed in it—one day, one season, was the same as the next.
“You can’t let it inside you,” Gwen said at length. Her hands were so cold and so tired. She tuc...ked them in her pockets instead of taking the effort to pull on her gloves. “If you do, you lose your edge, you start to doubt yourself, your instincts, your abilities. Then, the next time, the next patient, you’re not focused. You can’t let it in. I know that.”
“But if you don’t let any of it inside you, you lose your humanity, what makes you care enough to fight the next time, for the next patient.”
“It’s a difficult line,” Gwen murmured in response. “No matter how straight you try to walk it, you end up teetering over one side or the other at any point.”MoreLess
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