What if you should refuse to obey them ?" "Why refuse?
What good would that do ?" "But you were at liberty.

Why not run away ?" "Whither?
Besides, should I, who have enforced the penalty of death on so many fools, disloyal ones and fanatics, reject it for myself when I myself have failed?
There is nothing unpleasant about death, my friend, although the manner of it may be terrible.

But even torture is soon over; and the sting is gone from torture when the victim knows that the cause of science is thereby being advanced.

They will learn from my agonies." "Suit yourself!" I urged him.

"Each to his own amusement.