Suicide is much easier and more acceptable in Hollywood than growing old gracefully.
JULIE BURCHILL, Girls on Film
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.
EARL A. GROLLMAN, Suicide
The reality of suicide is far different from the fantasy. Most suicidal thinkers romanticize their death by suicide, failing to realize that any suicide gesture or attempt can result in permanent brain, kidney, or liver damage, loss of limbs, blindness, or even death.
SUSAN ROSE BLAUNER, How I Stayed Alive When My Brain Was Trying to Kill Me
