Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh
(18 August 1877)
... of dry bread and a glass of
beer - that is what Dickens advises for those who are on the
point of committing suicide, as being a good way to keep them,
at least for some time, from their purpose. And even if one is
not in such a mood, it is right to do... | Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh
(28 May 1888)
... death is idle - let it go for what it's worth - can't you
see that similarly self-sacrifice, living for other people, is
a mistake if it involves suicide, for in that case you actually
turn your friends into murderers.
So if it has come to this, that... |
