Edwin S. Shneidman Quotes

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Mourning is one of the most profound human experiences that it is possible to have... The deep capacity to weep for the loss of a loved one and to continue to treasure the memory of that loss is one of our noblest human traits.

Edwin S. Shneidman

Hindsight is not only clearer than perception-in-the-moment but also unfair to those who actually lived through the moment.

Edwin S. Shneidman

Each suicidal drama occurs in the mind of a unique individual.

Edwin S. Shneidman

There is no single best kind of death. A good death is one that is "appropriate" for that person. It is a death in which the hand of the way of dying slips easily into the glove of the act itself. It is in character, ego-syntonic. It, the death, fits the person. It is a death that one might choose if it were realistically possible for one to choose one's own death.

Edwin S. Shneidman