Pam Ferris Quotes

Miriam I was 31. Midwife at the John Radcliffe. I was doing a stint in the antenatal clinic. Three of my patients miscarried in one week. Others were in their fifth and sixth month. We managed to save two of the poor babies. Next week, five more miscarried. Then the miscarriages started happening earlier. I remember booking a woman in for her next appointment and noticing that the page seven months ahead was completely blank. Not a single name.

Angelo Pike He was jacked up higher than a prom dress in June.

Tommy Cotter It's a shame this happened. Okay, now let's go pray and get shit-faced.

Nora Wells You're here to sell sugar and plastic.

Nora Wells Sheldon, He Set You Up! Look Up There he Is! He's Getting Away Sheldon! No! Sheldon!

Merv Green Wipe your forehead Frank, you got plenty of time to sweat.

Merv Green Eventually we all grow old and die, only sometimes the growing old part doesn't happen.

Jasper Julian and Theo met among a million protesters in a rally by chance. But they were there because of what they believed in in the first place, their faith. They wanted to change the world. And their faith kept them together. But by chance, Dylan was born.

Kee This is him?

Jasper Yeah, that's him. He'd have been about your age. Magical child. Beautiful. Their faith put in praxis.

Miriam Praxis"? What happened?

Jasper Chance. He was their sweet little dream. He had little hands, little legs, little feet. Little lungs. And in 2008, along came the flu pandemic. And then, by chance, he was gone. You see, Theo's faith lost out to chance. So, why bother if life's going to make its own choices?

Kee Baby's got Theo's eyes.

Jasper Yeah.

Miriam Oh, boy. That's terrible. But, you know, everything happens for a reason.

Jasper That, I don't know. But Theo and Julian would always bring Dylan. He loved it here.

Miriam As the sound of the playgrounds faded, the despair set in. Very odd what happens in a world without children's voices. I was there at the end.