"You assume people want to live. Some of us wake up every morning wishing they were dead, but being too much of a pussy to actually commit suicide. Some of us have been like that for years, can't bear the suffering and only wish life will be short. To people like us, I really don't get how "but you'll have cancer!" can discourage us. I really don't understand people like you." (context - http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/dp1m2/why_are_nonsmokers_under_the_impression_that/c11ubhj )
"This is a place where the dying come in hopes of winning life. We don't get many immortals."
"I seek a different prize," the Immortal said.
"Yes?" I prompted.
"Death," he told me."Life. Death. Life."
"Two different things," I said. "Opposites. Enemies."
"No," said the Immortal. "They are the same."