"When neither high purpose nor the categorical imperatives of religion will do, the only argument against suicide is life itself. You pause and attend: the heart beats in your chest; outside, the trees are thick with new leaves, a swallow dips over them, the light moves, people are going about their business."

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Source : Al Alvarez (2013). “The Savage God: A Study of Suicide”, p.152, Bloomsbury Publishing

Al Alvarez

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“Nothing gives me quite so much joy as when people tell me they've had their pets spayed or neutered.”
“When my parents first arrived there, North Dakota had just been admitted to the Union, and the country was still wild and harsh.”

Source : Lawrence Welk, Bernice McGeehan (1973). “Wunnerful, Wunnerful: The Autobiography of Lawrence Welk”
“Sitting in the darkness of the cinema, I got to see another world. This imaginary world was a refuge for many of us. Of course, the films were controlled and censored by the regime. But I still thought, around this time, that maybe making films would be good for me. I thought of expressing myself through this medium, and of doing something for the Kurds. The options were clear: either I'd work as a lawyer under the Baath regime or make movies independently.”
“Iâ€™m a nudist by trade and hobby. I grew up in LA and Iâ€™ve been fortunate enough to be doing this for a great deal of years; if someone is thinking of me as theyâ€™re writing something I take it as a huge compliment and hope that itâ€™s an interesting character at least.”
“It is not enough to want to get rid of oneâ€™s sins, we also need to believe in the One who saves us from our sins.”
“I believe we need a more opportunistic and democratic approach to lunar exploration, now that we're shifting from U.S. government-sponsored space exploration to private expeditions.”
“Something had gone amiss with men, and the weak ones were dangerous.”
“You have a mother?" Only when I said it did I realize what a silly question it was! For heaven's sake! Gideon raised one eyebrow. "What did you expect?" he asked, amused. "You thought I was an android put together by Uncle Falk and Mr. George?”

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