"Suicide is the dumbest possible way of getting revenge. Why is that? Because the people you want to strike back at are the very same folks who won't even remember you a week after you're gone, while the people you want to spare most — the people who love you — are the ones who will have to live with the pain of your suicide for the rest of their lives."
—David J. Lieberman
"When people kill themselves, they think they're ending the pain, but all they're doing is passing it on to those they leave behind."
—Jeannette Walls
"Suicide?! Grampa, killing yourself is a sin. God wants us to die of old age after years of pain and reduced mobility."
—Marge to Grampa, The Simpsons, "Million Dollar Abie"
"If a soul's willing to commit suicide, that means it's been possessed. It can't even become a Regalia. Dead or alive, it still doesn't matter. There's no saving it."
—Yato, Noragami
"Anyone want to say a few words about Chloe? Let me. Chloe was an idiot. Chloe was stupid. She was weak. And anyone in a rush to be the next dead body I bury, it's easy. Just...think of Chloe, and do what she did. And I'll find room for you next to her and Annabelle."
—Buffy on Chloe, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, "Get it Done"
Alucard: And I killed all but one of them!
Integra: ...what happened to the last one?
(cut to the last man killing himself in horror at seeing Alucard)
Alucard: Pussed out like a bitch!
"Taking your own life. Interesting expression. Taking it from who? Once it's over, it's not you who'll miss it. Your own death is something that happens to everybody else. Your life is not your own. Keep your hands off it."
—Sherlock Holmes, Sherlock
Moritaka: Sorry. All this time I thought Uncle committed suicide. But the truth is, he hardly slept...
Masahiro: Don't be stupid. Your uncle wasn't a gutless coward who'd think about killing himself. He's the kind of guy who'd gnash his teeth and keep doing his best no matter how tough the situation got... without even complaining about it.
Masahiro: Don't be stupid. Your uncle wasn't a gutless coward who'd think about killing himself. He's the kind of guy who'd gnash his teeth and keep doing his best no matter how tough the situation got... without even complaining about it.
— Bakuman。
"You think you can just escape? Walk out of this world like it's some bad movie? It's too easy to make like a bird. To flap your wings as you chicken out after causing all these problems. The tough part's walking. Taking what comes along and walking right through it. That's what real people do."
—Eikichi Onizuka, Great Teacher Onizuka
"Now I should mention that there are users on [a forum that reinforces and encourages suicidal ideations] who are not toxic, who are just looking for a place where they can speak freely and feel listened to. And the reason they're on the site is partly due to an unhelpful stigma surrounding this topic. People are very often ashamed to discuss feelings of wanting to end their own lives openly, which is a poor reflection on society as a whole. Now to name one stigma, mentioned by Professor Rory O'Connor, it's way too commonly derided as a 'selfish' act, which in turn makes it far less likely that people will bring it up for fear of being chastised or shunned. Instead, he suggests, the act is way more likely to be carried out in a moment of desperation by those in crisis, who can no longer withstand severe mental pain and who are unable to see beyond that pain in the moment."
— Tantacrul, discussing the problem with this trope, "Encouraging the Young to Die - The Most Toxic Site I've Ever Seen
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""And if I'm to indulge in one final act of selfishness, you'll make me do it myself, won't you? Make me confront the cowardice of it—the ugly truth that I'd rather run away than try to seek atonement..."
— The Shadowkeeper, Final Fantasy XIV
