I feel it's all wrong to be nervous," said Maria. "I feel its lack of confidence. One ought to go right ahead, never minding."" Some people do," he said, "but they're the duds. They are the ones that win prizes at school, and you never hear of them again. Go on. Be nervous. Be ill. Be sick down the lavatory pan. It's part of your life from now on. You've got to go through with it. Nothing's worthwhile if you don't fight for it first, if you haven't a pain in your belly beforehand.