Robin

“Suicide is a form of murder—premeditated murder. It isn’t something you do the first time you think of doing it. It takes getting used to. And you need the means, the opportunity, the motive. A successful suicide demands good organization and a cool head, both of which are usually incompatible with the suicidal state of mind.”
― Susanna Kaysen, Girl, Interrupted

“It’s a mean world,” she’d say. She was usually glad enough to be back. “There’s nobody to take care of you out there.”
― Susanna Kaysen, Girl, Interrupted

“Once you've posed that question, it won't go away. I think many people kill themselves simply to stop the debate about whether they will or they won't.
Anything I thought or did was immediately drawn into the debate. Made a stupid remark -- why not kill myself? Missed the bus -- better put an end to it all. Even the good got in there. I liked that movie -- maybe I shouldn't kill myself.”
― Susanna Kaysen, Girl, Interrupted

“They didn’t have time to wonder why I was a little more miserable than most.”
― Susanna Kaysen, Girl, Interrupted