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" he felt almost like a child who has worked hard at school, done nothing wrong and is thoroughly enjoying himself when someone tells him he must once again be dragged away from his pleasures. “Once, all right, but twice, that’s just too much!” he was tempted to cry out. “Pick on someone else, dammit!” How could this be happening? He had already done his duty. He had given five years of his youth and now they wanted to steal his precious middle years—those beautiful years when a man finally understands what he is about to lose and is eager to make the most of it. "

Irène Némirovsky , Suite Française


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Irène Némirovsky quote : he felt almost like a child who has worked hard at school, done nothing wrong and is thoroughly enjoying himself when someone tells him he must once again be dragged away from his pleasures. “Once, all right, but twice, that’s just too much!” he was tempted to cry out. “Pick on someone else, dammit!” How could this be happening? He had already done his duty. He had given five years of his youth and now they wanted to steal his precious middle years—those beautiful years when a man finally understands what he is about to lose and is eager to make the most of it.