I never yet heard of a useless thing that was not ground out of existence by evolution sooner or later. Did you? And pain gets needless.

Biologically the species is the accumulation of the experiments of all its successful individuals since the beginning.

No place is safe - no place is at peace. There is no place where a women and her daughter can hide and be at peace. The war comes through the air, bombs drop in the night. Quiet people go out in the morning, and see air-fleets passing overhead - dripping death - dripping death!

Alone-- it is wonderful how little a man can do alone! To rob a little, to hurt a little, and there is the end.

So utterly at variance is Destiny with all the little plans of men.

It sounds plausible enough tonight, but wait until tomorrow. Wait for the common sense of the morning.

But I was too restless to watch long; I'm too Occidental for a long vigil. I could work at a problem for years, but to wait inactive for twenty-four hours - that's another matter.