Erich Maria Remarque. Shadows in Paradise (№ 428740)

“I’ll set myself up differently. And if everything is really all right, then I will dissolve again. I know myself. But if they say to me: "Your life is in danger," I will begin to fight. I will fight like a madman for the time that I still have left. And, fighting, perhaps, I will extend my term. Otherwise, precious time will be wasted.