" AFTER TONIGHT, I want simply to live for whatever brief future I have left. You are the one who taught me, dearest one, what strength of will means, especially when it springs from sources like ours. I have struggled for the just and the good, for the betterment of the world. I promise you now, as I say farewell, that until the last instant I will give you no reason to be ashamed of me. Please understand: preparing for death doesn't mean giving up but knowing how to confront it when it arrives. So many things could still happen in the meantime... I will remain firm and determined until the last moment. Now I must go to sleep, so tomorrow I can be strong. I kiss you both for the last time ".