1,990 Quotes About Suicide

Some doctors who specialize in the care of geriatric patients have told me that there are rare occasions when they have heard a very old, sick, and frail person announce, “I’m going to die today.” And the individual did. But it doesn’t happen often.

The helium drives oxygen from the brain, causing rapid brain death and leaves no traces.

If family circumstances unfortunately oblige you to end your life in a hospital or a motel, it is gracious to leave a note apologizing for the shock and inconvenience to the staff. I have also heard of individuals leaving a generous tip to the motel staff to compensate them for the disturbance caused.

It is astonishing how many people do not make a will – legal scholars say about 85 percent of the population dies intestate.

If you think you've got nothing else left, then all you got is you. It'd be a big mistake to throw yourself away without good reason.

However much the drink is loaded with sweeteners, patients say it still tastes awful. Usually observers have noticed that the patients are so desperate to die that they ignore the nasty tasting drink. The Oregon dosage is: Seconal capsules reduced to powder - 9 grams& Pure water - 4 ounces– OR – Liquid Nembutal - 9 grams& Add water to suit

There is a growing moral view that patients should take charge of their own ends now that more sophisticated means of suicide – as described in this book – are available.

Every suicide is a collective social failure. The social support system seems weak, which could not give a sense of security and hope to the person, whose life becomes so unbearable that he thinks death to be a better option than to continue living.

These people, they give up on people that are struggling. And you can't do that. Because the people that are struggling.. they've damn near almost given up on themselves.So when they give up, and you give up, they don't have a fighting chance. Nobody is there anymore for them.But if they give up, and you NEVER give up on them, there is still a chance.