“HUMAN BEINGS ARE FUNNY. THEY LONG TO BE WITH THE
PERSON THEY LOVE BUT REFUSE TO ADMIT OPENLY. SOME ARE AFRAID TO
SHOW EVEN THE SLIGHTEST SIGN OF AFFECTION BECAUSE OF FEAR. FEAR
THAT THEIR FEELINGS MAY NOT BE RECOGNIZED, OR EVEN WORST, RETURNED.
BUT ONE THING ABOUT HUMAN BEINGS PUZZLES ME THE MOST IS THEIR
CONSCIOUS EFFORT TO BE CONNECTED WITH THE OBJECT OF THEIR AFFECTION
EVEN IF IT KILLS THEM SLOWLY WITHIN.”