The Glebe 1913/11 (vol. 1, No. 2): Diary of a Suicide
The Glebe 1913/11 (vol. 1, No. 2): Diary of a Suicide
The Glebe 1913/11 (vol. 1, No. 2): Diary of a Suicide, written by Wallace E. Baker in the early 20th century, is a poignant literary work presented in diary format. It chronicles the emotional and mental struggles of a young man facing despair and suicidal thoughts, reflecting on his loneliness, existential questions, and societal pressures. The diary offers an intimate exploration of his psyche as he navigates his deteriorating mental state, artistic ambitions, and the desire for meaningful connection amidst overwhelming challenges. This work is recognized for its cultural significance and is part of the public domain in the United States.
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“Things cannot go on as they have been doing. Circumstances will force me to sink or swim, either to rise from this slough and weakness or collapse utterly,””
— Wallace E.,Baker
“if my nature is wrong, it is better to be wrong and be myself than to be what I honestly believe to be wrong and please others.””
— Wallace E.,Baker
“How could you do it? You have made a terrible mistake”
— Wallace E.,Baker
“The majority is always wrong, and the minority of supermen and degenerates”
— Wallace E.,Baker
“I almost congratulate myself that I can at least laugh at my own foibles and enjoy the joke, just as I cannot help, cynically to a certain extent, pointing out others’ foolish earnestness over nothing. My sense of humor is indeed my saving grace.””
— Wallace E.,Baker
“It seems impossible that I should be born to get so near to some things which touch the deepest strings of human conduct, the deepest emotions of heart and brain, to have such a keen sense of humor, to see the tragedy underlying it all, to feel a sympathetic note with the foibles and weaknesses of others, even as I laugh at them or become cynical about them, to walk by the sea and drink in her varying moods, the misty ethereal early mornings, the calmness of gradually settling twilight on a day when the waves scarcely ripple, the blood-red sunsets with ever-changing cloud effects; the deep, mysterious shadows on a dark night, with the moon reflected from behind the clouds; the night when the moon is in her glory; the day when an overcast sky symbolizes my overcast soul””
— Wallace E.,Baker
“If I could always find something to interest me the solution might be at hand, but with the same dreary prospect of day after day of hell, hell, hell (the other word for business to an artistic temperament), how can I get a night’s rest? I lie awake and go through all the hot passions, wild enthusiasms, ecstatic feelings, morbid thoughts, wrath at the existing order of things. I damn everything, and yet I realize how futile my scheme of life would be for others.””
— Wallace E.,Baker
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