- Mature Jennifer Worth: [opening diary monologue] There are moments when the world seems to pause in its perpetual spinning: when the minutes hang suspended as life begins, or ends. The Sisters of Nonnatus House were guardians of the threshold. A wise word, a gentle glance, the first or last murmur of blessing - they brought wisdom, they brought comfort, they brought love. They were witnesses to all that mattered: struggle, loss, triumph, ties of blood. Other people's lives were their life, and in their service, they gave all they had... all that they were. They did not stop to count the cost, for this was their mission, their calling, their joy.
- Mature Jennifer Worth: [ending diary monologue] The wise will always learn, the generous will always find they have more to give. Thus, we cross the threshold into freedom, and to progress, and to embracing all that's new. The world shifts around us and we shape ourselves to fit: imperfect and beautiful, wounded and thriving, delicate, invincible, forever moving on. Time is not the tide, it moves in only one direction. Go forth with courage and in hope. Change is not lost - we must run with it, dance with it, give it all we have.