Moths and flames, mankind and death--there is little difference.

Though everyone may yearn for a tranquil death, the basic instinct to stay alive is a far more powerful force

Not death but disease is the real enemy, disease the malign force that requires confrontation. Death is the surcease that comes when the exhausting battle has been lost.

Not death but disease is the real enemy; disease, the malign force that requires confrontation. Death is the surcease that comes when the exhausting battle has been lost.