Where I grew up... in Brooklyn, nobody committed suicide... you know, everyone was too unhappy.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The author implies that extreme sadness was so common in his upbringing that no one felt compelled to end it.
- In plain terms
- Everyone was so sad that suicide seemed unnecessary.
- What can you take from it?
- Sometimes misery is so widespread it becomes a norm.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What defined your hometown?
- How do you cope with unhappiness?
Another view
It masks the real suffering with a joke.
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