Suicide carries in its aftermath a level of confusion and devastation …

Kay Redfield Jamison
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Suicide carries in its aftermath a level of confusion and devastation that is, for the most part, beyond description. ✨ Kay Redfield Jamison (2011). Night Falls Fast: Understanding Suicide, p.24, Vintage
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