Courage for the big troubles in life, lad' he'd say, 'and patience for the small. Be of good cheer. God is awake.

“Length of service: one year or duration of war. Duration of war, of course. He …”

“More talk of love would lead to the difficulties surrounding...Oh, God, he love…”

“They did not talk about the larger present, so circumscribed, so uncontrollable…”

“Last year we had many smallish hopes, made many smallish attempts, suffered man…”