Tania,” he whispers, “promise me you won’t forget me when I die. ” “You won’t die, soldier,” she says. “You won’t die. Live! Live on, breathe on, claw onto life, and do not let go. Promise me you will live for me, and I promise you, when you’re done, I will be waiting for you. ” She is sobbing. “Whenever you’re done, Alexander, I will be here, waiting for you.
The difficulty about all this dying, is that you can't tell a fellow anything about it, so where does the fun come in?