Live all you can; it's a mistake not to. It doesn't so much matter what you do in particular so long as you have your life. If you haven't had that what have you had? ... I haven't done so enough before--and now I'm too old; too old at any rate for what I see. ... What one loses one loses; make no mistake about that. ... Still, we have the illusion of freedom; therefore don't be, like me, without the memory of that illusion. I was either, at the right time, too stupid or too intelligent to have it; I don't quite know which. Of course at present I'm a case of reaction against the mistake. ... Do what you like so long as you don't make my mistake. For it was a mistake. Live!