"you hear about some kid who did something stupid, something desperate. what possessed him? how could he do such a terrible thing? well, it's really quite simple actually. consider the life of a teenager, you have parents and teachers telling you what to do, you have movies, magazines, and tv telling you what to do, but you know what you have to do. your job, your purpose is to get accepted, get a cute girlfriend, think up something great to do for the rest of your life. what if your confused and can't imagine a career? what if you funny-looking and can't get a girlfriend? you see, no one wants to hear it, but the terrible secret is that sometimes being young is less fun than being dead. suicide is wrong, but the interesting thing about it is how uncomplicated it seems. you know, there you are, you've got all these problems swarming around in your brain and here is one solution, one incredibly simple solution. i'm just surprised it doesn't happen everyday around here...

now, they're saying i shouldn't think stuff like this. they say something is wrong with me, that i should be ashamed. well, i'm sick of being ashamed, aren't you?"

-christian slater, pump up the volume

couldn't have said it better myself...