Canadian novelist Miriam Toews on suicide

[Ashu]

I liked her before, I love her now.

"I don't believe that suicide is a sin. I understand that it's an acceptable choice for a lot of people. And therefore I need to accept it as well."

Miriam Toews finds beauty in the uncertain

Award-winning Canadian author on why she writes and how she lives with the grief of her sister’s death by suicide

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[katara]

I think Canada has been trying to make suicide too normalized. So many people who choose suicide are living in poverty and are miserable, or victims of terrible things. I usually don't like reading these articles that paint it in a positive light. I don't think suicide or being hopeless is something I've ever wanted to accept. No offense to you, it's just not something I like seeing,