"Suicide is a whispered word, inappropriate for polite company. Family and friends often pretend they do not hear the word's dread sound even when it is uttered. For suicide is a taboo subject that stigmatizes not only the victim but the survivors as well."

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Source : Earl A. Grollman (1988). “Suicide: Prevention, Intervention, Postvention”, p.1, Beacon Press

Earl A Grollman

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“When I joined the Communist movement in 1935 it was based upon the belief that mankind's future was to be found there. Certainly, millions who joined it the world over, like myself, didn't join it for profit.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“A black cat crossing your path signifies that the animal is going somewhere.”
“I think a commission set up to examine slavery and the consequences of it, would probably be a very fruitful, important dialogue for the United States to be involved in.”
“All the art of the past rises up before me, the art of all ages and all civilizations, everything becomes simultaneous, as if space had replaced time. Memories of works of art blend with affective memories, with my work, with my whole life.”
“To win, you've got to put the ball in the macramÃ©.”
“Christ was one person, limited to ministry in only one place at a time. In order to minister as an omnipresent Spirit, Jesus relinquished His fleshly dimension with its limitations of time and place. He entered a higher realm of restoration and love by becoming an indwelling Spirit.”
“The French philosopher Pierre-Hyacinthe AzaÃ¯s (1766-1845) formalized the statement that good and evil fortune are exactly balanced in that they produce for each person an equivalent result.”

Source : "The Theory of Gambling and Statistical Logic". Book by Richard Arnold Epstein, 1977.
“Be loved. Be known. Love people and know people. Be so brave as to raise a hand for help when you need it. Make friends and make sure they know they matter. Be loyal to them and fight for them. Remind them whatâ€™s true and invite them to do the same when you forget. If you do some losing or you walk with someone else in their defeat, live with dignity and grace. It is the middle finger to the darkness.”

Source : Jamie Tworkowski (2015). “If You Feel Too Much DELUXE: Thoughts on Things Found and Lost and Hoped For”, p.62, Penguin

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