People are not perfect… very often the relationships that are strongest are those where people have worked through big crises, but theyve had to work through them. So the challenge to us is to work through that. – Patricia Hewitt
And some of what were doing in Government even now, some of the welfare reform programs that are helping lone mothers come into work are based on things that were very new under the Labour Government in the eighties. – Patricia Hewitt
As patients and consumers, we are better informed today about our health care than any previous generation. – Patricia Hewitt
You dont repair that relationship by sitting down and talking about trust or making promises. Actually, what rebuilds it is living it and doing things differently – and I think that is what is going to make the difference. – Patricia Hewitt
The difference between people who believe they have books inside of them and those who actually write books is sheer cussed persistence – the ability to make yourself work at your craft, every day – the belief, even in the face of obstacles, that youve got something worth saying. – Jennifer Weiner