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“Now that you are dead, you are splendid. Photographs of people who have just died are worth twenty percent more, and for suicides there is an additional five percent. Now that you are dead you are much in demand.”

People Five Demand Percent Died Twenties Suicide Photograph Splendid

Author:Kobo Abe

“I was under police security for 15 years because I was on their hit-list. I opposed Khalistan because I thought it would be suicide for the Sikh community to demand a separate state, and they heard me because they knew I was one of them. I think I turned round at least the intelligent Sikh's point of view and that gave me enormous satisfaction.”

Thinking Years States Would Be Community Views Heard Security Demand Intelligent Police Suicide Rounds Satisfaction Point Of View Lists Enormous

Author:Khushwant Singh

“Suicide is a form of murder - premeditated murder. It isn't something you do the first time you think of doing it. It takes getting used to. And you need the means, the opportunity, the motive. A successful suicide demands good organization and a cool head, both of which are usually incompatible with the suicidal state of mind.”

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Author:Susanna Kaysen

“Everybody was talking about the religious man who committed suicide. While no one in the monastery approved of the man's action, some say they admired his faith. Faith?" said the Master. He had the courage of his convictions, didn't he?" That was fanaticism, not faith. Faith demands a greater courage still: to reexamine one's convictions and reject them if they do not fit the facts.”

Ifs Men Said Stills Facts Action Religious Talking Greater Masters Fit Demand Suicide Committed Conviction Rejects Fanaticism Approved Monasteries

Author:Anthony de Mello

“People pontificate, "Suicide is selfishness." Career churchmen like Pater go a step further and call in a cowardly assault on the living. Oafs argue this specious line for varying reason: to evade fingers of blame, to impress one's audience with one's mental fiber, to vent anger, or just because one lacks the necessary suffering to sympathize. Cowardice is nothing to do with it - suicide takes considerable courage. Japanese have the right idea. No, what's selfish is to demand another to endure an intolerable existence, just to spare families, friends, and enemies a bit of soul-searching.”

“The world says: "You have needs - satisfy them. You have as much right as the rich and the mighty. Don't hesitate to satisfy your needs; indeed, expand your needs and demand more." This is the worldly doctrine of today. And they believe that this is freedom. The result for the rich is isolation and suicide, for the poor, envy and murder.”

World Needs Believe Today Poor Results Rich Demand Murder Suicide Greed Envy Doctrine Isolation Materialism Worldly Brothers Karamazov Selfishness And Greed

Author:Fyodor Dostoevsky

“How interesting it would be to write the story of the experiences in this life of a man who killed himself in his previous life; how he stumbles against the very demands which had offered themselves before, until he arrives at the realization that he must fulfill those demands. The deeds of the preceding life give direction to the present life.”

Men Giving Writing Stories Would Be Interesting Demand Suicide Deeds Realization This Life Suicidal Present Life Previous Life

Author:Leo Tolstoy

“A successful suicide demands good organization and a cool head, both of which are usually incompatible with the suicidal state of mind.”

Mind States Successful Demand Organization Suicide State Of Mind Suicidal Self Harm Girl Interrupted Good Organization

Book:Girl, Interrupted

Source: Girl, Interrupted

“Ability will never catch up with the demand for it.”

Inspirational Motivational Ability Integrity Demand Suicide Suicidal Thoughts Catching Up

Author:Confucius

“Unless democracy is to commit suicide by consenting to its own destruction, it will have to find some formidable answer to those who come to it saying: I demand from you in the name of your principles the rights which I shall deny to you later in the name of my principles.”

Names Answers Principles Democracy Rights Demand Destruction Suicide Deny Commit Formidable

Book:The Essential Lippmann: A Political Philosophy for Liberal Democracy

Source: The Essential Lippmann: A Political Philosophy for Liberal Democracy

“The stigma of self-inflicted death is for some people a hateful blot that demands erasure at all costs.”

People Self Cost Demand Suicide Hateful Stigma Self Inflicted

Book:Darkness visible: a memoir of madness

Source: Darkness visible: a memoir of madness