Mortality Quotes in Hyperion

Does Silenus's antagonizing of Lamia signify a death wish, the fact that he's a total jerk, or a little bit of both? (Related: do all jerks secretly have a death wish?)

Rachel, aging backwards, has to cope with her mother's death anew every single day. Of course, unlike Sol, she won't remember it the next day. Who has it harder—someone repeatedly experiencing the initial shock of loss or someone going through daily grief?

Brawne gets answers to some of life's great mysteries from Johnny. Although he's not exactly human, so who knows how accurate his response might be. (Maybe more accurate, come to think of it.)