Any Quote by Karl A. Menninger

The idea of suicide is of a very set narrative, as if killing yourself is a definitive statement. But it can be just as…

— Denise Mina

“SUICIDE can be considered an act of MURDER committed on ONESELF”

— Kamil Ali

Just as with homicide, those in the 'passion' category of suicide are much more likely to turn to whatever means are immediately available -…

— Scott Anderson

“People always think that a suicide is commited for one reason. But it is perfectly possible to commit a suicide for two reasons.”

— Albert Camus

“The difference between homicide and suicide is mostly a matter of where you perceive the door top to the cage to be.”

— David Foster Wallace

I know from my own experience that suicide is not what it seems. Too easy to try to piece together the fragmented life. The…

— Jeanette Winterson

suicide is a crime - the only crime that, if successful, guarantees that the perpetrator will not be punished for it. This makes it…

— Joanne Greenberg

Many people ask why a writer commits suicide. But I think that people who ask don't know the vanity and the nothingness of writing.…

— Kobo Abe

“It is not the least bit coincidental that adults who commit suicide with firearms nearly always shoot themselves in...the head. And the truth is…

— David Foster Wallace

All suicides have the responsibility of fighting against the temptation of suicide. Every one of them knows very well in some corner of his…

— Anonymous

“The rational arguments against suicide are compelling. It causes intense suffering for loved ones that few would intend in their right mind. It is…

— Michael Gerson

Nowadays, suicide is just a way of disappearing. It is carried out timidly, quietly, and falls flat. It is no longer an action, only…

— Cesare Pavese