Comment Re:My Proverb.... (Score 1) 217
From HST's suicide note:
"No More Games. No More Bombs. No More Walking. No More Fun. No More Swimming. 67. That is 17 years past 50. 17 more than I needed or wanted. Boring. I am always bitchy. No Fun - for anybody. 67. You are getting Greedy. Act your (old) age. Relax - This won't hurt."
To my reading, his suicide is entirely in line with his stated philosophy...the only problem was that his body held out longer than he thought. That is the hazard of the "live fast, die young" credo: what do you do when you survive the consequences and end up old and worn out? I don't mean to help rationalize suicide, but it fits his stated belief.