Allie/The Virgin Suicides


"Dr. Hornicker gave an explanation for the Lisbon girls' erratic behavior - their withdrawal, their sudden fits of emotion or catatonia. The report maintained that as a result of Cecilia's suicide the surviving Lisbon girls suffered from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. 'It's not unusual,' Dr. Hornicker wrote, "for the sibling of an A.L.S. {adolescent lost to suicide] to act out suicidal behavior in an attempt to come to grips with their grief. There is a high incidence of repetitive suicide in single families.'"

"In the end we had pieces of the puzzle, but no matter how we put them together, gaps remained, oddly shaped emptiness mapped by what surrounded them, like countries we couldn't name."

"You'll do that, right? All of you? You'll fill in the gaps? Because every story I'm telling leaves so many unanswered questions." Thirteen Reasons Why

"3 to 4 times as many males completed suicide but 3 times as many females attempted it."

"Males are four times more likely to die from suicide than are females. However, females are more likely to attempt suicide than are males." twloha.com