One wants to live, of course, indeed one only stays alive by virtue of the fear of death, but I think, as I thought then, that it is better to die violently and not too old.

About This Quote

This quote by a man who was a murderer of people is a great example of how some people have the ability to love and hate at the same time. This man was a murderer but he did not do it because he did not want to be caught which is what makes him so lucky. People who commit murder can look back at their hard life and feel miserable for the way it went from being a happy kid to being put in jail, but this man said that he did not regret his life because he was able to die when he wanted to. He also sent his thoughts about dying when he was young which would mean that his life was very fortunate for him to die at such age.

Source: Decline Of The English Murder And Other Essays

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