“When suicide is out of fashion we conclude that none but madmen destroy themselves; and all the efforts of courage appear chimerical to dastardly minds ... Nevertheless, how many instances are there, well attested, of men, in every other respect perfectly discreet, who, without remorse, rage, or despair, have quitted life for no other reason than because it was a burden to them, and have died with more composure than they lived?” MenMindWellsReasonEffortFashionDespairDiedSuicideBurdenRageInstanceNeverthelessRemorseMadmenComposureDiscreet Book:ESSAYS ON SUICIDE AND THE IMMORTALITY OF THE SOUL Source: ESSAYS ON SUICIDE AND THE IMMORTALITY OF THE SOUL
“Nowadays New-York is not the exciting place it used to be. It still has great energy; I still put my finger in the socket. But it doesn't feel alive, cracking with that synergy between the art world and music world and fashion world that was happening in the 80s. A lot of people died.” PeopleWorldFeelsArtStillsUsedEnergyAliveFashionNew YorkHappeningsExcitingDiedFingersUsed To Be80sArt WorldSynergyFashion World Author:Madonna Ciccone
“Jesus Christ who was of the race of David, who was the Son of Mary, who was truly born and ate and drank, was truly persecuted under Pontius Pilate, was truly crucified and died in the sight of those in heaven and on earth and those under the earth; who moreover was truly raised from the dead, His Father having raised Him, who in the like fashion will so raise us also who believe on Him.” BelieveEarthFatherJesusHeavenChristBornRaceFashionSonJesus ChristSightDiedRaisesRaisedMaryDrankPersecuted Author:Ignatius of Antioch
“I never thought I'd be doing poetry books. I never really studied poetry. But the first one I did was after my mother died, and I realized that people sort of think and talk about her style and fashion, but in fact, what made her the person she was was really her love of reading and ideas.” PeopleThinkingFirstsPersonsMadeBookIdeasFactsMotherReadingFashionStyleDiedI RealizedLove Of ReadingFashion And StyleMother Died Author:Caroline Kennedy