“From the perspective of the one committing suicide, his or her act can be one of the most perverse forms of moral manipulation, as it abandons those left behind to their shame, guilt, and grief. Suicide is something like a metaphysical "I gotcha!" It is often an attempt to kill or wound others.” FormLeftGriefBehindsMoralPerspectiveShameSuicideGuiltWoundsAbandonManipulationMetaphysicalLeft BehindCommitting Suicide Book:The Hauerwas Reader Source: The Hauerwas Reader
“While his history of depression is compatible with suicide... and the location and direction of the stab wounds are consistent with self-infliction, several aspects of the circumstances (as they are known at this time) are atypical of suicide and raise the possibility of homicide.” SelfKnownPossibilityCircumstancesAspectRaisesSuicideWoundsConsistentLocationCompatibleHomicideInfliction Author:Elliott Smith
“Dr. Armonson stitched up her wrist wounds. Withen 5 minutes of the transfusion he declared her out of danger. Chucking her under the chin, he said, "What are you doing here, honey? Your not even old enough to know how bad life gets." And it was then Cecelia gave orally what was to be her only form of suicide note, and a useless one at that, because she was going to live: "Obviously, Doctor," she said, "you've never been a 13 year old girl.” KnowsYearsSaidEnoughFormGirlKnow HowMinutesDangerDoctorsSuicideNotesWoundsUselessHoneyDrsChinsWristsSuicide NoteBad LifeVirgin Suicides Author:Jeffrey Eugenides
“"It was suicide, wasn't it?" "In an involuntary sort of way," said Vorob'yev. "These Cetagandan political suicides can get awfully messy, when the principal won't cooperate." "Thirty-two stab wounds in the back, worst case of suicide they ever saw?" murmured Ivan, clearly fascinated by the gossip. "Exactly, my lord."” WaySaidTwoPoliticalLordCasesSawsWorstSuicideWoundsThirtyGossipFascinatedPrincipalMessyInvoluntary Author:Lois McMaster Bujold
“I imagined a psychic pain growing inside him (myself) that demanded some physical outlet. Suicide must have been his attempt to give Pain a body, a representation, to put it outside himself. A need to convert inner torment into some outward tangible wound that all could see. It was almost as though suicide were a last-ditch effort at exorcism, in which the person sacrificed his life in order that the devil inside might die.” NeedsGivingPersonsHas BeensBodyMightPainLastsOrderDiesEffortGrowingDevilSuicideWoundsRepresentationPsychicsTormentSuicidalOutletsTangibleExorcism Author:Phillip Lopate
“Those wounds stay with you, and you turn them into a language and a purpose.” InspirationalMotivationalPurposeTurnsLanguageHealthySuicideWoundsWell BeingSuicidal Thoughts Author:Bruce Springsteen
“Delia's arms were inscribed with a grid of self- inflicted wounds, an intricate text of self-loathing” SelfArmsSuicideWoundsLoathingIntricateSelf LoathingSelf HarmGridsSelf InflictedSelf Inflicted Wounds Author:Jay McInerney
“Some people are afraid of what they might find if they try to analyze themselves too much, but you have to crawl into your wounds to discover where your fears are. Once the bleeding starts, the cleansing can begin.” PeopleIfsInspirationalTryingMightMotivationalHealingToo MuchSuicideWoundsI Hate YouBleedingSuicidal ThoughtsCleansingCrawling Author:Tori Amos