“There are many pointless deaths, but there can never be a needless suicide.” — Edwin S. Shneidman Copy Share Image
There is no single best kind of death. A good death is one that is "appropriate" for that person. It is a death in… — Edwin S. Shneidman Copy Share Image
Death--some form of termination--is the universal ending of all living things; but only man, by virtue of his verbally reportable introspective life, can conceptualize… — Edwin S. Shneidman Copy Share Image
To will the obligatory in relation to death is to fall in line with the major immutable cycles of Nature, especially human nature, and… — Edwin S. Shneidman Copy Share Image
Mourning is one of the most profound human experiences that it is possible to have... The deep capacity to weep for the loss of… — Edwin S. Shneidman Copy Share Image
Hindsight is not only clearer than perception-in-the-moment but also unfair to those who actually lived through the moment. — Edwin S. Shneidman Copy Share Image
“There are many pointless deaths, but there can never be a needless suicide.” — Edwin S. Shneidman Copy Share Image
Mourning is one of the most profound human experiences that it is possible to have... — Edwin S. Shneidman Copy Share Image
