A Quote by Oscar Wilde

A simile committing suicide is always a depressing spectacle.

Oscar Wilde

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Always Committing Committing Suicide Depressing Simile Spectacle Suicide

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Oscar Wilde
Irish - Poet
October 16, 1854 - November 30, 1900

A society that produces suicide murderers in quantity is essentially committing its own suicide.

Haim Harari

We have many cases of men committing suicide rather than face their own individuality. I know of no case of a woman who committed suicide because she was gay.

George Weinberg

I always believe when your political opponents are committing suicide, there's no reason to murder them.

John Boehner

The real reason for not committing suicide is because you always know how swell life gets again after the hell is over.

Ernest Hemingway

From the perspective of the one committing suicide, his or her act can be one of the most perverse forms of moral manipulation, as it abandons those left behind to their shame, guilt, and grief. Suicide is something like a metaphysical "I gotcha!" It is often an attempt to kill or wound others.

Stanley Hauerwas

I'll buy metaphor, but simile's a cop-out used by scaredycats who won't commit to anything. Simile's for cowards.

Alan Garner

The simile has to match the tone of its surroundings and has to be like a little joke. Writing a simile that isn't funny on some level is quite hard.

Ned Beauman

You seem to know a lot about it," she said. "And you do subtleties." "Yeah. Like I've always wanted to destroy the Nine Worlds while committing suicide." "Well, there's no need to be rude," protested Sif.