“In adolescence, I hated life and was continually on the verge of suicide, from which, however, I was restrained by the desire to know more mathematics. Now, on the contrary, I enjoy life; I might almost say that with every year that passes I enjoy it more.” KnowsYearsMightDesireEnjoyMathematicsSuicideContraryHatedAdolescenceEnjoy LifeVerge Book:The Conquest of Happiness Source: The Conquest of Happiness
“Brian Turner writes as only a soldier can, of terror and compassion, hurt and horror, sympathy and desire. He takes us into the truth and trauma of the Iraq war in language that is precise, delicate and beautiful, even as it tells of a suicide bomber, a skull shattered by a bullet, a blade in a bloodgroove.” WritingWarBeautifulDesireLanguageHurtCompassionHorrorSuicideSoldierIraqTerrorTraumaDelicateBulletsPreciseBladesSkullsShatteredIraq WarBrianBombersTurnerSuicide Bombers Author:Andrew Himes
“The wife who submits to sexual intercourse against her wishes or desires, virtually commits suicide; while the husband who compels it, commits murder.” DesireWishWifeHusbandMurderSuicideCommitSubmitIntercourse Author:Victoria Woodhull