“Being cared for when one is dead is less satisfactory than being cared for when one is alive.”

“And unless one can observe the guilt and regret of the mourners, surely there is nothing satisfactory about being dead?”

“When individuals and communities do not govern self, they risk being ruled by external forces that care less about the well-being of the village.”

“Like being alive one moment and dead the next.”

“It should be our care not so much to live a long life as a satisfactory one.”

“The non-suicide is a little traveling suck of care, sucking care with him from the past and being sucked toward care in the future. His breath is high in his chest.The ex-suicide opens his front door, sits down on the steps, and laughs. Since he has the option of being dead, he has nothing to lose by being alive. It is good to be alive. He goes to work because he doesn't have to.”