The lad stood before Durbeyfield, and contemplated his…

Remember that you are making your own problem, so before you do something you should first carefully contemplated.

— Innah Delos Angeles

I contemplated suicide. My main concern was that I would not make the New York Times obituary page.

— Art Buchwald

“Often when he was not working he had come here and sat an entire afternoon, lulled by the din and music from the other…

— Paul Bowles

This is so absurd that it has, to my knowledge, never been contemplated.

— Antonin Scalia

I always wondered what the longevity of the name Lil Xan would be. I always contemplated whether I'd have to change it, but I…

— Lil Xan

Surely I have contemplated the things of God.

— Joseph Smith, Jr

“I am ashamed to admit that I have contemplated living versus ending it all.”

— J.L. Mac

If you are in here tonight and you have never contemplated suicide…you've never truly been in love. If you're in here tonight and you…

— Christopher

I contemplated pride and love. All this contemplativeness. When will I be free of it?

— Robert Walser

I dare say that quite a few people have contemplated death for reasons that much later seemed to them to be quite minor.

— Terry Pratchett

“She had contemplated life so long it had become indifferent to her.”

— Daphne du Maurier

“A career in dance, however, was by no means even contemplated at this time.”

— Walter Terry

I never contemplated. I just went in there and did my acting. I never thought, "What's the character actually feeling here? What's he trying…

— Matthew Lewis

“It seemed to me that there was a self-interest hidden in the core of all of us, which cooled us when we contemplated any…

— Helen Dunmore

“I forced myself to let my belly relax into a deeper breath. I closed my eyes and felt the solidity of the pavement beneath…

— Sarah Andrews