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Anton ChekhovWhat a fine weather today! Can’t choose whether to drink tea or to hang myself.

—  Anton Chekhov, 1860-1904, Russian writer

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Albert CamusThe most important thing you do everyday you live is deciding not to kill yourself.

—  Albert Camus, 1913-1960, French writer, Nobel 1957

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Gore VidalWrite something, even if it's just a suicide note.

—  Gore Vidal, 1925-2012, American writer

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Albert CamusBut in the end one needs more courage to live than to kill himself.

—  Albert Camus, 1913-1960, French writer, Nobel 1957

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Fyodor DostoyevskyKilling myself was a matter of such indifference to me that I felt like waiting for a moment when it would make some difference.

—  Fyodor Dostoyevsky, 1821-1881, Russian writer

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Albert CamusShould I kill myself, or have a cup of coffee?

—  Albert Camus, 1913-1960, French writer, Nobel 1957

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Hermann HesseYou are willing to die, you coward, but not to live.

—  Hermann Hesse, 1877-1962, German writer, Nobel 1946

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Eugene IonescoThat's how we stay young these days: murder and suicide.

—  Eugene Ionesco, 1912-1994, French-Romanian playwright

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Albert CamusThere is but one truly serious philosophical problem and that is suicide. Judging whether life is or is not worth living amounts to answering the fundamental question of philosophy.

—  Albert Camus, 1913-1960, French writer, Nobel 1957

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Otto von BismarckPreventive war is like committing suicide for fear of death.

—  Otto von Bismarck, 1815-1898, German chancellor

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Louis ScutenaireTo commit suicide? But isn’t this what you are doing your whole life?

—  Louis Scutenaire, 1905-1987, Belgian surrealist & anarchist

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Antonio PorchiaYou think you are killing me. I think you are committing suicide.

—  Antonio Porchia, 1885-1968, Italian-Argentinian poet

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Cyril ConnollyThere are many who dare not kill themselves for fear of what the neighbours will say.

—  Cyril Connolly, 1903-1974, British writer

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E. M. ForsterThe crime of suicide lies rather in its disregard for the feelings of those whom we leave behind.

—  E. M. Forster, 1879-1970, British writer

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William JamesTo kill time is not murder, it's suicide.

—  William James, 1842-1910, American philosopher

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Cesare PaveseHere’s the difficulty about suicide: it is an act of ambition that can be committed only when one has passed beyond ambition.

—  Cesare Pavese, 1908-1950, Italian writer

Bertrand RussellDrunkenness is temporary suicide.

—  Bertrand Russell, 1872-1970, British philosopher

Franz Kafka It would have been so pointless to kill himself that, even if he had wanted to, the pointlessness would have made him unable.

—  Franz Kafka, 1883-1924, Bohemian writer

Alexandre Dumas, filsHe who kills himself is a victim who meets his executioner and kills him.

—  Alexandre Dumas, fils, 1824-1895, French writer

Sylvia PlathThe trouble about jumping was that if you didn’t pick the right number of storeys, you might still be alive when you hit bottom.

—  Sylvia Plath, 1932-1963, American poet & writer

Cesare PaveseSuicides are timid murderers. Masochism instead of Sadism.

—  Cesare Pavese, 1908-1950, Italian writer

Quotes in Verse

Dorothy ParkerRazors pain you, Rivers are damp, Acids stain you, And drugs cause cramp.
Guns aren't lawful, Nooses give, Gas smells awful.
You might as well live.

—  Dorothy Parker, 1893-1967, American writer, poet, satirist, critic

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Funny Quotes

Rodney DangerfieldI told my psychiatrist I was thinking of killing myself. He told me from now on I had to pay in advance.

—  Rodney Dangerfield, 1924-2004, American comedian

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Steven WrightI tried to hang myself with a bungee cord. I kept almost dying.

—  Steven Wright, 1955-, American comedian

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Steven WrightIf a person with multiple personalities threatens suicide, is that considered a hostage situation?

—  Steven Wright, 1955-, American comedian

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Woody AllenThere have been times when I've thought of suicide but with my luck it'd probably be a temporary solution.

—  Woody Allen, 1935-, American actor & film director

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Movie Quotes

Twentieth Century (1934)He won't kill himself. It would please too many people.

—  from the film Twentieth Century (1934)

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Alphaville (1965)Why don't you hurry up and commit suicide? We need the room for our cousin from the south.

—  from the film Alphaville (1965)

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