The debate was wearing me out. Once you've posed that question, it won't go away. I think many people kill themselves simply to stop the debate about whether they will or they won't. Anything I thought or did was immediately drawn into the debate. Made a stupid remark--why not kill myself? Missed the bus--better put an end to it all. Even the good got in there. I liked that movie--maybe I shouldn't kill myself.
- Susanna Kaysen
More Quotes By Susanna Kaysen
Actually, it was only part of myself I wanted to kill: the part that wanted to kill herself,... Crazy isn’t being broken or swallowing a dark secret. It’s you or me amplified. If you ever told... The only way to stay sane is to go a little crazy.
Every window in Alcatraz has a view of San Francisco.
Lunatics are similar to designated hitters. Often an entire family is crazy, but since an entire family can’t... My chronic feelings of emptiness and boredom came from the fact that I was living a life based... Smile and the world smiles with you, cry and you cry alone.
An observer can’t tell if a person is silent and still because inner life has stalled or because... Scar tissue has no character. It’s not like skin. It doesn’t show age or illness or pallor or... Suicide is a form of murder – premeditated murder. It isn’t something you do the first time you... As far as I could see, life demanded skills I didn’t have.
A thought is a hard thing to control.
The girl at her music sits in another sort of light,the fitful,overcast light of lie,by which we see... It’s important to cultivate detachment. One way to do this is to practice imagining yourself dead, or in... Viscosity and velocity are opposites, yet they can look the same. Viscosity causes the stillness of disinclination, velocity...
Leave a comment
