‘Yes,�� I said, ‘it seems to me that in every danger there is a choice, and the choice that springs from a sense of duty, for example, is courage, while a choice made under the influence of base feelings is cowardice.

And how that man suffered, just to appear in his own eyes the way he wanted to appear, for his fellow officers and the soldiers could never see him the way he wanted to be seen.

His last moments had been as bright and calm as his whole life. He had lived too honestly, too simply, for his unquestioning faith in the heavenly life to come to falter at the moment of truth.

The past history of Ivan Illyich's life had been straightforward, ordinary and dreadful in the extreme.

‣grew up in Chicago
‣becomes an engineer
‣loves Russian literature

I want to thank you for allowing me to guide you rather bossily through these stories, for letting me show you how I read them, why I love them. I've tried to be as clear and persuasive as possible, telling you what you should be noticing, pointing out certain technical features, offering my best explanation of why "we" were moved in this place or that, and so on.

One I make my move then you're free to check the king
NO, RON, NO
What is it?
He's going to sacrifice himself