“Hatred is always self hatred, and there is something suicidal about it.”
James Baldwin (1924–1987) (1924-1987) writer from the United States
“There is something great and terrible about suicide.”
Il existe je ne sais quoi de grand et d'épouvantable dans le suicide.
The Wild Ass’s Skin (1831), Part I: The Talisman
Help us to complete the source, original and additional information
Do you have more details about the quote "There is something great and terrible about suicide." by Honoré de Balzac?
Honoré de Balzac157
French writer 1799–1850Related quotes
Louis C.K. (1967) American comedian and actor
Charlie Rose interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-LCdcdShdY, 2016
“There are a great many ways to commit suicide you know.”
Stephen King book The Stand
The Stand (Uncut), Chapter 55 p. 799
The Stand (1978)
“Neurotics dream of a good life, or a great suicide note.”
Mignon McLaughlin (1913–1983) American journalist
The Complete Neurotic's Notebook (1981), Neurotics and neurosis
Jodi Picoult book The Storyteller
The Story Teller ISBN: 978-1-4767-2783-7 (2013)
Source: The Storyteller
“There are a great many suicides to which this thought imparts a common strength.”
Hermann Hesse book Steppenwolf
Steppenwolf (1927)
Context: He gained strength through familiarity with the thought that the emergency exit stood always open and became curious, too, to taste his suffering to the dregs. If it went too badly with him he could feel sometimes with a grim malicious pleasure: “I am curious to see all the same just how much man can endure. If the limit of what is bearable is reached, I have only to open the door to escape.” There are a great many suicides to which this thought imparts a common strength.
Elaine Paige (1948) English singer and actress
Regarding Paige's fame after Evita
Rock and pop (2006)