Suicide is a confession of failure. And like divorce, it is shrouded in excuses and rationalizations spun endlessly to disguise the simple fact that all one's energy, passion, appetite and ambition have been aborted.

Anonymous
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In this quote, the author calls suicide a confession of failure. She also condemns it saying that it is shrouded in excuses and rationalizations. In this case, she is suggesting that people who commit suicide will spin endless excuses for why they should not be held accountable or held responsible for their actions. Those who commit suicide do so because they believe they have failed to achieve the things they wanted in life. They believe that they have lost everything, including their lives.

Source: The Savage God: A Study Of Suicide

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