“People always think that a suicide is commited for one reason. But it is perfectly possible to commit a suicide for two reasons.”

“Ah cher ami, how poor in invention men are! They are They always think one commits suicide for a reason. But it's quite possible to commit suicide for two reasons. No, that never occurs to them. So what's the good of dying intentionally, of sacrificing yourself to the idea you want people to have of you? Once you are dead, they will take advantage of it to attribute idiotic or vulgar motives to your action. Martyrs, cher ami, must choose between being forgotten, mocked, or made use of. As for being understood--never!”

“Of the demonstrably wise there are but two: those who commit suicide, & those who keep their reasoning faculties atrophied with drink.”

“Committing suicide so as not to be murdered is the worst reason I've ever heard of to die. ”

“The real reason for not committing suicide is because you always know how swell life gets again after the hell is over.”

“Nothing in my life has ever made me want to commit suicide more than people's reaction to my trying to commit suicide.”