I think the suicide rate is so high among writers because we force ourselves to stand still, take an outsider’s perspective, and realise how quickly a life passes by, and how futile we are. The exhilarating upside is that at a moment’s glance all your worries fade away, and you can work on making the most of it. Kevin Focke
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This quote is taken from a book by Haruki Murakami entitled "The Elephant Vanishes," in which Murakami describes the beauty and tragedy of life in his own words. He touches on the life of a writer, and how artists are so often faced with the same problems that we face in our daily lives. The quote suggests that we can find inspiration and meaning in the confusion and meaningless that define our world. We can find meaning and value in our very existence, in spite of everything that seems to go wrong.

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