“The'll have to kill me before I die--Yellowbeard”
“I tried to tell myself that it could be worse, that the world was not a wish-granting factory, that I was living with cancer not dying of it, that I mustn't let it kill me before it kills me,...”
“What would I do without you? I'd die of stress and depression before nature killed me.”
“If you shoot, I will kill her before I die."Yes," Kitai said in a patient tone. "Which is why I have not shot you. Yet.”
“You're lucky to have a friend who will kill for you."So. I once had a friend who died for me, and now one who killed for me. Why didn't I feel lucky?”
“If I charge, follow me. If I retreat, kill me. If I die, revenge me.”