... I vowed that I would always respect the right of an individual to kill himself. Whether suicide was a moral or immoral act I no longer felt sure, but of the dignity of its intransigence I was convinced.
Phillip LopateThe trick is to realize that one is not important, except insofar as oneโs example can serve to elucidate a more widespread human trait and make readers feel a little less lonely and freakish.
Phillip Lopate