How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #1
His mind was beginning to believe that his unceasing stench represented death rushing in, about to swallow him whole. (1.8)
Right from the beginning, Thomas faces death by basically rotting in a room alone. The stench is what makes him think he's dying—often, the smell is the first sign of death.
Quote #2
"You've been pushed to your physical limits, watched people die, experienced terror in its purest form. But I promise you, when all is said and done, none of you will look back—" (5.17)
Pshh, yeah right. Anyone who has witnessed "terror in its purest form" probably wouldn't look back from whatever they did. Plus, Janson is lying here: he doesn't know what it's like for the kids to have gone through all that suffering. It's a lot easier to watch it than to experience it all.
Quote #3
"Cranks and Immunes have different problems, yeah, but it's still about surviving. Everybody wants to live." (20.35)
In the world these characters live in, there's suffering and death for everyone, immune or not immune. Cranks have the most obvious problems: their brains are being eaten by a disease. But Immunes have problems, too: everyone hates them for being immune, which means that they have a slim chance to make it out alive, seeing that they're outnumbered by a good 99% of the crazy, angry population.