#suicide

Fame is no sanctuary from the passing of youth... suicide is much easier and more acceptable in Hollywood than growing old gracefully. ↗

— Julie Burchill

#easier #fame #gracefully #growing #growing old

Religion kept some of my relatives alive, because it was all they had. If they hadn't had some hope of heaven, some companionship in Jesus, they probably would have committed suicide, their lives were so hellish. ↗

— Octavia Butler

#alive #because #committed #companionship #had

One should never criticize his own work except in a fresh and hopeful mood. The self-criticism of a tired mind is suicide. ↗

— Charles Horton Cooley

#except #fresh #his #hopeful #mind

She leaves, carrying a biodegradable carrier bag that reads THE SUICIDE SHOP on one side, and on the other: HAS YOUR LIFE BEEN A FAILURE? LET’S MAKE YOUR DEATH A SUCCESS! ↗

— Jean Teulé

#failure #suicide #death

There is a very popular opinion that choosing life is inherently superior to choosing death. This belief that life is inherently preferable to death is one of the most widespread superstitions. This bias constitutes one of the most obstinate mythologies of the human species. ↗

— Mitchell Heisman

#life #myth #suicide #death

suicide is not just killing yourself, but the world outside ↗

— Mayank Sharma

#kill #mayank-sharma #suicide #world #death

Depression is close to me, but suicide hasn't been. ↗

— Claire Forlani

#close #depression #hasn #me #suicide

(...) Since I was a kid." "Which you refer to as 'back when you were happy.'" "Right. ↗

— Ned Vizzini

#sadness #suicide #funny

Safe storage and child access prevention laws are critical steps as we seek to reduce the occurrence of accidental shootings and suicides involving guns. ↗

— Carl Levin

#accidental #child #critical #guns #involving

Suicide is man's way of telling God, "You can't fire me - I quit." ↗

— Bill Maher

#fire #god #i #i quit #man