Through the healing process of time-and through medical intervention o…

William Styron
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Through the healing process of time-and through medical intervention or hospitalization in many cases-most people survive depression which may be its only blessing; but to the tragic legion who are compelled to destroy themselves there should be no more reproof attached than to the victims of terminal cancer. ✨ William Styron (1990). Darkness visible: a memoir of madness, Random House Incorporated
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