I stand at the altar of murdered men, and, while I live, I fight their cause.

The specific disease doctrine is the grand refuge of weak, uncultured, unstable minds, such as now rule in the medical profession. There are no specific diseases; there are specific disease conditions.

I am not yet worthy; and I will live to deserve to be called a Trained Nurse.

... people have founded vast schemes upon a very few words.

Little as we know about the way in which we are affected by form, by color, and light, we do know this, that they have an actual physical effect.

The world is put back by the death of every one who has to sacrifice the development of his or her peculiar gifts to conventionality.

Let us never consider ourselves finished nurses....we must be learning all of our lives.