Actually, I think it was less to do with that (though that probably factored in) than with the fact that in #1, he hadn't really reckoned with the chance at dying like he had by mid-series. Like, it's easy to say "better dead than..." if you've never actually come close to death.
BUT THEN AGAIN I MAY BE TOTALLY HALLUCINATING THIS QUOTE.
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Date: 2010-10-19 01:57 am (UTC)BUT THEN AGAIN I MAY BE TOTALLY HALLUCINATING THIS QUOTE.