How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Narrator.Paragraph)
Quote #7
"Belike we shall all die, then. Our dying will buy time for our brothers on the Wall. Time to garrison the empty castles and freeze shut the gates, time to summon lords and kings to their aid, time to hone their axes and repair their catapults. Our lives will be coin well spent." (44.Jon.78)
Always look on the bright side of life, right? These guys totally know they are going to die, but at least they can choose to give their deaths a purpose of their choosing. Death is inevitable and final in A Clash of Kings, but that doesn't mean it is necessarily valueless.
Quote #8
"Once I had served his purpose, the man had no further interest in me, so he put me out. When I asked him what I should do now, he answered that he supposed I should die. To spite him, I resolved to live." (45.Tyrion.127)
Another character finds purpose in death, or rather, his purpose in opposing death. Varys used the power of death to spur his resolve, eventually making him one of the most powerful people in the Seven Kingdoms. You go, Varys.
Quote #9
"That was his duty. He never liked it."
"Is that what he told you?" Clegane laughed again. "Your father lied. Killing is the sweetest thing there is." (53.Sansa.43-44)
What a charmer the Hound is… For someone like him, survival of the fittest is the name of the life game; killing means you win and the other guy loses. Game over.