Prayers to God to “preserve us from the dangers of the sea and from the violence of the enemy ” went unanswered as the converted passenger liner his father was on was attacked and destroyed by German battleships during World War II. ​ — All in the Mind — ​ A Farewell to God.
მამამისის ზღვაში დაღუპვამ მისი, ისედაც უსუსური რწმენა, მთლიანად გააქრო.