I think that I should stop writing for a while, even if it's only for a few days.

Spending half a week writing about nuclear weapons is stressful.  I don't know how people do it for a living.

There's never been peace in the Middle East in my lifetime.  I'm not far from being 50 years old.

I can't believe that Mr. Assad is getting what he wants.  It's unthinkable; it's so evil.