"'I don't know how many times you have to be burned in order to learn something. The same mistakes, over and over.'
'I couldn't agree with you more,' said Wilhelm with a face of despair. 'You're right, Father. It's the same mistakes, and I get burned again and again. I can't seem to--I'm stupid, Dad, I just can't breathe. My chest is all up--I feel choked. I just simply can't catch my breath.' ...
... 'I don't want to listen to the details,' said his father. 'And I want you to understand that I'm too old to take on new burdens. I'm just too old to do it. And people who will just wait for help--must wait for help. They have got to stop waiting.'"
Seize the Day, Saul Bellows