She said that Paul loved life too much and with a death sentence hanging over him would not be able to live and work very well.... I am now fairly sure that her decision was right, since he clearly never tried to find out the true nature of his illness. in fact a few days before his death [his wife] and their son George (also a mathematician) tried to persuade him to dictate some parts of his book to Halász or Pintz. he refused saying "I will write it when I feel better and stronger".
Ako ngayon pantay na ang kanyang desisyon ay tama, dahil siya ay malinaw na hindi sinubukan upang malaman ang tunay na katangian ng kanyang karamdaman. sa katunayan ng ilang araw bago ang kanyang kamatayan [kanyang asawa] at ang kanilang mga anak na lalaki George (din ng isang dalub-agbilang) tried sa amuki siya sa utos ng ilang bahagi ng kanyang mga libro sa Halász o Pintz. siya tumanggi kasabihan "ako ay sumulat ng ito kapag Pakiramdam ko ay mas mahusay at mas malakas".