Famous quote by Antonin Artaud

Mobile Desktop
I myself spent nine years in an insane asylum and I never had the obsession of suicide, but I know that each conversatio
Like

"I myself spent nine years in an insane asylum and I never had the obsession of suicide, but I know that each conversation with a psychiatrist, every morning at the time of his visit, made me want to hang myself, realizing that I would not be able to cut his throat"

- Antonin Artaud

About the Author

France Flag This quote is written / told by Antonin Artaud between September 4, 1896 and March 4, 1948. He/she was a famous Dramatist from France. The author also have 12 other quotes.

Go to author profile

Similar Quotes

Small: He was so depressed, he tried to commit suicide by inhaling next to an Armenian - Woody Allen
Woody Allen
"He was so depressed, he tried to commit suicide by inhaling next to an Armenian"
Woody Allen, Director
Small: A suicide kills two people, Maggie, thats what its for! - Arthur Miller
Arthur Miller
"A suicide kills two people, Maggie, that's what it's for!"
Arthur Miller, Playwright
Small: Drunkenness is temporary suicide - Bertrand Russell
Bertrand Russell
"Drunkenness is temporary suicide"
Bertrand Russell, Philosopher
Small: I saw Suicide in 74 and it was pretty horrifying - Robert Quine
"I saw Suicide in '74 and it was pretty horrifying"
Robert Quine, Musician
Small: Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem. Suicide is a choice and I think if we work with that w
"Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem. Suicide is a choice and I think if we work with that with kids, we'll get somewhere"
Peter Lynch, Businessman
Small: I think suicide is sort of like cancer was 50 years ago. People dont want to talk about it, they dont want to
"I think suicide is sort of like cancer was 50 years ago. People don't want to talk about it, they don't want to know about it. People are frightened of it, and they don't understand, when actually these issues are medically treatable"
Judy Collins, Musician
Small: But of course its always gonna be Suicide, our fingerprints, ya know? You cant ever get rid of that - Alan Veg
Alan Vega
"But of course it's always gonna be Suicide, our fingerprints, ya know? You can't ever get rid of that"
Alan Vega, Musician
Small: I think about death a lot, like I think we all do. I dont think of suicide as an option, but as fun. Its an in
Ryan Gosling
"I think about death a lot, like I think we all do. I don't think of suicide as an option, but as fun. It's an interesting idea that you can control how you go. It's this thing that's looming, and you can control it"
Ryan Gosling, Actor
Small: As history since Hiroshima shows, the best, perhaps the only, way to curb war is to deter it with such overwhe
"As history since Hiroshima shows, the best, perhaps the only, way to curb war is to deter it with such overwhelming force as to turn it from a struggle into suicide"
Martin van Creveld, Historian
Small: If I had no sense of humor, I would long ago have committed suicide - Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi
"If I had no sense of humor, I would long ago have committed suicide"
Mahatma Gandhi, Leader