"<p></p> <p>On the railway or on the deck of a ship, people feel they have broken out of the ordinary laws of their lives, they start chatting, they are more communicative and intimate, they wait for a miracle, and they blink at their fellow travelers with encouragement and hope. Be careful not to offend them. At their approach - when they turn to you with a clumsy and awkward, but nevertheless touching human hopefulness - they also ask you questions such as, "What do you think, will there be a luggage carrier at midnight in Oradea?" - answer with a smile and few words. Don't refuse them, because in this state of mind, when the train or the boat is carrying them towards the supposed miracle - all change: the expectation of a miracle - they are sensitive. Smile, nod, then turn to your book or the landscape. Don't make them feel there is no miracle. Right, don't make them believe in wonder. Just tell them there may be a luggage carrier at midnight in Oradea. Not a word more.</p>"