A lot of people have great hope and a lot of people who have great hope live. And some of them who have great hope die. So it's not that hope is going to save you.
A lot of sad stories in a row - that wears on you.
If you've never felt that you quite got a hold of it you just feel that...
Men have a much better time of it than women. For one thing they marry later for another thing they die earlier.