"Death didn't bother me much. Strong Christian and all that. Method of death did. Being eaten alive. One of my top three ways not to go out."

Mortality, Death, Fear, Perspective, Observation

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"Death didn't bother me much. Strong Christian and all that. Method of death did. Being eaten alive. One of my top three ways not to go out."

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"The very possibility of death focuses the mind wonderfully."

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