It's only Western civilization that, God forbid, you talk about dying, when it's the only thing we know for certain, right? Everyone's going to die, so what's the big problem? 'Oh, God. Don't talk about it. Don't think about it.' I mean, I'm one of them. I'm not a big fan of talking about dying.
The pious ones of Plymouth who, reaching the Rock, first fell upon their own knees and then upon the aborigines.
If you're on a network show, it's either some wacky sitcom or a drama where you're servicing a procedure.