“You don't get to choose how you're going to die. Or when. You can only decide how you're going to live. Now.”

Daybreak http://books.google.com/books?id=Imte1JcsQ64C&q=%22You+don't+get+to+choose+how+you're+going+to+die+Or+when+You+can+only+decide+how+you're+going+to+live+Now%22&pg=PA135#v=onepage (1968) <br class="br">Variant or paraphrase: You can't decide how you're going to die. Or when. What you can decide is how you're going to live now.

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