Regarding some of his anxieties at the time, he wrote: “When I look back on all these worries I remember the story of the old man who said on his deathbed that he had had a lot of trouble in his life, most of which had never happened. ”
Mengenai beberapa hal yang ia cemaskan saat itu, ia menulis, ” Sewaktu mengingat kembali semua kerisauan ini, saya teringat kisah pria lansia yang mengatakan sebelum ajalnya bahwa ada banyak kesusahan dalam hidupnya, kebanyakan di antaranya tidak pernah terjadi. ”