\"No’！Ishallneverseeheragain……Idon’tunderstandwhypeopleshouldmeetjusttobetornapart。ButIknowsheandI
willnevermeetagain。ThatIknowassurelyasthatthesunwillrise，andthatcascadecomeshiningovertherocksafterI
amdeadanddone……Oh！It’sallfoolishnessandhasteandviolenceandcruelfolly，stupidityandblunderinghateandselfishambition——allthethingsthatmenhavedone——allthethingstheywilleverdo。Gott！Smallways，whatamuddleandconfusionlifehasalwaysbeen——thebattlesandmassacresanddisasters，thehatesandharshacts，themurdersandsweatings，thelynchingsandcheatings。ThismorningIamtiredofitall，asthoughI’djustfounditoutforthefirsttime。IHAVEfounditout。Whenamanistiredoflife，Isupposeitistimeforhimtodie。I’velostheart，anddeathisoverme。Deathisclosetome，andIknowIhavegottoend。ButthinkofallthehopesIhadonlyalittletimeago，thesenseoffinebeginnings！……Itwasallasham。Therewerenobeginnings……
We’rejustantsinant—hillcities，inaworldthatdoesn’tmatter;thatgoesonandramblesintonothingness。NewYork——NewYorkdoesn’tevenstrikemeashorrible。NewYorkwasnothingbutanant—hillkickedtopiecesbyafool！
\"Thinkofit，Smallways:there’swareverywhere！They’resmashinguptheircivilisationbeforetheyhavemadeit。ThesortofthingtheEnglishdidatAlexandria，theJapaneseatPortArthur，theFrenchatCasablanca，isgoingoneverywhere。