“Flaws would not only bring death but, far worse, humiliation.”

“… to be injured on this tundra would lead to a quick and painful death—or at the very least abject humiliation before the popping flashes of the tourist season's tail end, which was slightly less painful than a painful death, but lasted longer.”

“There are so many worse things than death. Not to be loved or not to be able to love: that is worse.”

“To live without you, only that would be torture."
"A day alone, only that would be death.”

“With this recognition of the finality of death, no one should willingly withhold acts that would bring benefits, joy or happiness to others.”

“Most men fear getting laughed at or humiliated by a romantic prospect while most women fear rape and death.”

“Like young men from the dawn of time, I decided to choose the risk of death over certain humiliation.”

“The difference between death and taxes is death doesn’t get worse every time Congress meets.”

“I am not a fate worse than death, dammit!”

“The fact that no one knows where I am is my only happiness. If only I could prolong this forever! It would be far more just than death. I am empty and futile in every corner of my being, even in my unhappiness.”