Edwin S Shneidman Inspirational Quotes (4)

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.

Death--some form of termination--is the universal ending of all living things but only man, by virtue of his verbally reportable introspective life, can conceptualize his own cessation.

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

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