Would it hurt to die? All those times he had thought it was about to happen and escaped, he had never really thought of the thing itself: his will to live had always been so much stronger than his fear of death.

J.k. Rowling
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In the book, A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving, Owen Meany’s will to live becomes stronger as he becomes more and more disabled. In the beginning of the book, Owen is a competitive athlete who is able to overcome his disability and continue to participate in sports even though he is paralyzed from the waist down. As his body becomes paralyzed and his will to continue to participate in sports weakens, Owen’s will to live gets stronger. This quote shows us that there is nothing more important than our will to live.

Source: Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows

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