Don DeLilloI've got death inside me. It's just a question of whether or not I can outlive it.
About This Quote
In the quote, the speaker is talking about his internal struggle with death. He is identifying himself as a person who has a death inside him. However, he is also trying to convince himself that he is a person who will never actually die. The speaker is trying to convince himself that he can outlast death. He is saying that if he can outlast death, his life will be better than if he had never died in the first place.
Source: White Noise
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