To sleep in peace, and resume a nightmare when one wakes, is a highly undesirable reversal of the natural… — John Wyndham

"I see death as the worm's opportunity. It is defeat. You can dress it as you like, with drama, or glory, or pomposity, and perhaps deceive yourself for the critical moment - but, nevertheless, the same worm comes - it is defeat..."

It's all pretty simple if you don't give a damn who gets hurt in the rush.

"Dying," observed the doctor, "is such a very ordinary thing to do."