“It is not worth the bother of killing yourself, since you always kill yourself too late.”
― The Trouble With Being Born
― The Trouble With Being Born
“Let them think what they liked, but I didn't mean to drown myself. I meant to swim till I sank -- but that's not the same thing.”
― The Secret Sharer and other stories
― The Secret Sharer and other stories
“It is not seen as insane when a fighter, under an attack that will inevitable lead to his death, chooses to take his own life first. In fact, this act has been encouraged for centuries, and is accepted even now as an honorable reason to do the deed. How is it any different when you are under attack by your own mind?”
― The Asylum for Wayward Victorian Girls
― The Asylum for Wayward Victorian Girls
“Did you really want to die?"
"No one commits suicide because they want to die."
"Then why do they do it?"
"Because they want to stop the pain.”
― How to Kill a Rock Star
"No one commits suicide because they want to die."
"Then why do they do it?"
"Because they want to stop the pain.”
― How to Kill a Rock Star
“Some people are just not meant to be in this world. It's just too much for them.”
― The Boy on Cinnamon Street
― The Boy on Cinnamon Street
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