Tommye Leeper

“One time, two years ago, I took a draught of morphia, meaning to end my life. My mother found me before the life was ended, the doctor drew the poison from my stomach with a syringe, and when I woke, it was to the sound of my own weeping. For I had hoped to open my eyes on Heaven, where my father was; and they had only pulled me back to Hell.”
― Sarah Waters, Affinity

“It is always consoling to think of suicide;
it's what gets one through many a bad night.”
― Gillian Flynn, Dark Places

“Imagine being beaten up every day for something you didn’t do and yet, when it’s over, you keep on smiling. That’s what every day of Donald’s life was like. His death was a small death. No one mourned his passing; they merely agreed it was for the best that he be forgotten as quickly as possible, since his was a life misspent.”
― John William Tuohy, No Time to Say Goodbye: A Memoir of a Life in Foster Care

“Honestly, if I stay on this gruelling path, I'm going to end up as another suicide statistic.”
― S.A. Tawks, Misadventurous