“There were worse things than dying, and those worse things happened to the people you left behind.”
“Because there was only one thing worse than dying. And that was knowing you were going to die. And where. And how. (“Death Ship”)”
“There were worse things than death, as she'd discovered. Sometimes living took far more courage. Facing another day. Enduring. Those things took strength. Far more than dying.”
“There are worse things than dying with a song on your lips.”
“The only thing worse than feeling that you are going to die is the realization that you probably won't.”
“There were worse things than being young and foolish.”