How fortunate we were who still had hope I did not then realise; I could not know how soon the time would come when we should have no more hope, and yet be unable to die

Biographies
Vera Brittain: A Life by Paul Berry and Mark Bostridge Chatto & Windus 1995 Pimlico 1996 Virago 2001 2008 ISBN 1-86049-872-8. These injuries began a physical decline in which her mind became more confused and withdrawn. There is also a plaque in the Pavilion gardens Buxton commemorating Brittain's residence in the town though the dates shown on the plaque for her time there are incorrect.