Erich Maria Remarque. The night in Lisbon (№ 255488)

When fully depend on other people, turn into a psychologist, carefully weighing the tiniest detail, although he at that time can barely breathe from the tension, or maybe because of it. One knows nothing about the other, and both act separately, not influencing each other: the genuine fear of genuine pain and extreme thrift, and all have the same goal - salvation.