I can . . . die as I please.

I have no choice. I am a person with no reason to live. I know my lot. Yes, it would be great to die one day sooner.

I could die today, if I wished, merely by making a little effort, if I could wish, if I could make an effort. But it is just as well to let myself die, quietly, without rushing things. Something must have changed. I will not weigh upon the balance any more, one way or the other.

If you accept that you can die at any time - then you might not be as ambitious as you are

I live only because it is in my power to die when I choose to: without the idea of suicide, I'd have killed myself right away.

But,' he thinks, 'it's possible to die before you die.

When you are faced with the possibility of an early death, it makes you realise that there are lots of things you want to do before your life is over.

I can die when I wish to: that is my elixir of life.

I said to myself, 'I want to die decently'.

People die when they are ready to die, for reasons that are their own. No person dies without a reason. You are not taught that, however, so people do not recognize their own reasons for dying, and they are not taught to recognize their own reasons for living — because you are told that life itself is an accident in a cosmic game of chance.

When you're faced with the possibility of an early death, it makes you realize that life is worth living and there are a lots of things you want to do.

No, I never wish that. I don't intend to die till I've enjoyed my life. Everyone has a right to happiness and sooner or later I will have it. Youth, health and freedom were meant to be enjoyed and I want to try every pleasure before I am too old to enjoy them.

With regards to the way of death, if you are prepared to die at any time, you will be able to meet your release from life with equanimity. As calamities are usually not as bad as anticipated beforehand, it is foolhardy to feel anxiety about tribulations not yet endured. Just accept that the worst possible fate for a man in service is to become a rōnin, or death by seppuku. Then nothing will faze you.

I want to die, even though I don't have to.