- No, - I said, - that woman came earlier. When I left my wife.
- What happened?
- I left her, too.
- Why?
- Why indeed? We are fools, - I said, - when we love. I was terrified of losing her. I thought I saw her changing -- I don't know if she really was, but I couldn't bear the uncertainty any longer. I ran towards the finish just like a coward runs towards the enemy and wins a medal. I wanted to get death over.
- Death?
- It was a kind of death.
Graham Greene, "The Quiet American",
действительно, откуда же еще мои цитаты-по-понедельникам.
действительно, откуда же еще мои цитаты-по-понедельникам.