Silke

“The girls, it turned out, had killed themselves on June 16, the anniversary of Cecilia’s wristslitting.”
― Jeffrey Eugenides, The Virgin Suicides

“People tend to feel happy when spring arrives, especially after a cold winter.”
― Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Tales from the Cafe

“At first, suicide was just a word, a vague idea separate from reality. It pointed at a way that other people chose to die, people I didn't even know. But once the word became my own, it took on the strangest shape. I could feel it growing deep inside of me. Suicide wasn't something that happened to strangers. I could make it happen, if I wanted to.”
― Mieko Kawakami, Heaven

“Wherever you are, however dark the journey seems, come back, someone's left the light on for you.”
― Kathleen Glasgow, The Glass Girl