Nearly anyone in this line of work would take a bullet for the last pregnant dodo. But should we not admire the person who, when faced with an overwhelmingly sad reality beyond and personal blame or control, strives valiantly to rescue whatever can be salvaged, rather than retreating to the nearest corner to weep or assign fault?

"The Dodo in the Caucus Race", p. 234 - Leonardo's Mountain of Clams and the Diet of Worms (1998)