Suicide Quotes & Sayings | Sad Suicidal Quotes

The topic of suicide is one of the most challenging and heart-wrenching subjects to talk about. It is often the result of overwhelming emotions—feelings of despair, hopelessness, and deep inner pain. When someone reaches the point of contemplating suicide, it can feel like there is no other escape from their suffering. Below, we’ve gathered a collection of suicide quotes that reflect the complex emotions surrounding this difficult topic. These quotes range from those that convey the pain of living, to reflections on death, and some that express a desire for understanding and support.

Quotes About the Pain of Living

Sometimes life becomes overwhelming, and the weight of daily struggles can feel unbearable. These quotes express the pain and sorrow of living with those feelings.

• Most of the time I wish I was dead. I hate myself so much every day. My thoughts are killing me. I feel lost inside myself. I don’t want to be here anymore.
• I’m not afraid of dying anymore. I’m more afraid of living. I don’t see the point anymore.
• Feeling of leaving the world comes when no one understands our pain, not even our love.
• People do not die from suicide. They die from sadness.
• Life is short, why prevent the inevitable?
• Suicide does not mean there was no killer.
• You think suicide is cowardly? I’ll tell you what’s cowardly. Hurting someone so much that they want to end their lives.
• People who commit suicide don’t want to end their lives; they simply want to end the pain and go home.
• Suicide is not about dying but ending the pain.
• I pray to God every night to take my life instead of someone who really wants to live. But I guess I am not good enough because I am still here.
• It’s hard to wake up and smell the roses when the roses are wilted and you never want to wake up.
• What doesn’t kill you doesn’t always make you stronger; sometimes it just makes you wish it did.
• We cut and kill flowers because we think they are beautiful. We cut and kill ourselves because we think we are not.
• The scars from the past will not determine our future.
• We live by love, hate, or dream. Lose all of them, and life has no meaning.
• Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem.
• When all of those that you know love you no more, remember that death shall always welcome you.
• Suicide isn’t cowardly. Wanna know what’s cowardly? Treating someone so badly that they want to end their life.
• Sometimes, I wonder, is there a heaven? A hell? I’ll find out. After all, my life is worthless.
• I don’t want to die; I just want the pain to stop.

Reflective Quotes on Suicide

These quotes reflect on the act of suicide itself, questioning its meaning and how it impacts those left behind.

• Suicide is man’s way of telling God, “You can’t fire me—I quit.” – Bill Maher
• Suicide is not so much the desire to die, as it is the fear of living.
• No man ever threw away life while it was worth keeping. – David Hume
• We cannot tear out a single page of our life, but we can throw the whole book in the fire. – George Sand
• But in the end, one needs more courage to live than to kill himself. – Albert Camus
• Suicide is a fundamental human right. This does not mean that it is morally desirable. It only means that society does not have the moral right to interfere. – Thomas Szasz
• The only difference between a suicide and a martyrdom really is the amount of press coverage. – Chuck Palahniuk
• Suicide is not a blot on anyone’s name; it is a tragedy. – Kay Redfield Jamison
• Suicide is just getting the pain and passing it on to someone else.
• Suicide sometimes proceeds from cowardice, but not always; for cowardice sometimes prevents it. – Charles Caleb Colton
• The real reason for not committing suicide is because you always know how swell life gets again after the hell is over. – Ernest Hemingway
• Suicide is the punctuation mark at the end of many artistic careers. – Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
• Taking your life is just an excuse to run away from your problems. Permanently. – Mary Gaohlee Thao
• People kill themselves because they can’t find another way to end their sadness, loneliness, or pain.
• Suicide is not the answer; crying is not the answer, but sometimes it’s hard to hold the tears in.
• Suicide is a way of telling God, “You can’t fire me—I quit!” – Bill Maher
• No one ever lacks a good reason for suicide. – Cesare Pavese
• Suicide is not the answer, but sometimes it feels like the only way out.
• Suicide is a tragedy, not a weakness.
• He killed himself for wanting to live. – Markus Zusak

Quotes on Seeking Understanding and Support

Sometimes, those contemplating suicide just want someone to notice, to listen, or to care. These quotes emphasize the need for understanding, compassion, and support.

• You tell me to try. I do. I resist the urge to die every day.
• I’m the girl nobody knows until she commits suicide. Then suddenly everyone had a class with her. – Tom Leveen
• I cut myself not because I want to, but because I have to—it’s easier to heal the wounds on the outside than the ones on the inside.
• People who commit suicide are just fallen angels that want to go home.
• How did I go from that little 5-year-old, always happy and laughing, to this?
• Sometimes, I don’t want to die. I just want someone to notice that I’m not okay.
• All I ever wanted was to be noticed, to be talked to, to have friends—not to be the one person that no one remembers was there.
• I don’t think that God is present on this earth because if He were, nobody should get hurt so badly that they commit suicide.
• As I tied the noose, I thought about who would miss me. After coming up with no names, I knew I was making the right choice.
• People think suicide is a selfish act, but it’s often about self-preservation in a mind filled with pain.
• I’m not okay. I’m just good at pretending I am.
• I tried to tell them. But they just kept laughing at me for wanting it.
• It’s hard to reach out when you feel like nobody will understand.
• Everyone says “It’ll get better,” but nobody knows how hard it is to wait for that day to come.
• The most courageous thing I ever did was continuing my life when I wanted to die.
• Suicide isn’t about wanting to die. It’s about wanting the pain to stop.
• Sometimes, all we need is for someone to say, “I’m here for you.”
• Suicide doesn’t end the pain. It just gives it to someone else.
• Even if you can’t see it now, there are people who care about you.
• I thought I wanted to die, but now I realize I just wanted to be saved.

Life can be unbearably hard at times, and for those who feel lost in the darkness, suicide can seem like the only option. But it’s important to know that there is always another way, even if it feels impossible to see right now. If you or someone you know is struggling, please reach out for help. There is always hope, and sometimes, all it takes is one conversation to change the course of a life.