Holding out for a hero: on superheroes and NHS key workers…
‘Superheroes were born in the minds of people desperate to be rescued.’
– Jodi Picoult, The Tenth Circle
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EuphOff 2018: Doctor, doctor…
‘Oh doctor, I’m in trouble Well, goodness gracious me! For every time a certain man Is standing next to me Mmm? A flush comes to my face And my pulse begins to race’ – Goodness Gracious Me ‘Doctor, I’m having terrible palpitations! My heart is all a-flutter and it pounds in my chest like I […]
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The Terminator: Why do you cry?… John Connor: I don’t know. We just cry. You know, when it hurts. The Terminator: Pain causes it John Connor: No, it’s when there’s nothing wrong with you, but you hurt anyway. You get it? The Terminator: No. – Terminator 2: Judgement Day I read something recently that really […]
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The only difference between a suicide and a martyrdom really is the amount of press coverage. – Chuck Palahniuk, Survivor Do you ever play the game where you decide which decade you’d rather have lived? Does the fashion of the 60s or music of the 80s draw you back? Maybe you wish you’d lived during […]
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‘You wanted to become a doctor to help people and feel better at the end of your job, I think, watching them, as the nurse takes my hand. But I don’t think you do feel better at the end of the day. You look like humans have constantly disappointed you.’ – Caitlin Moran, How to […]
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