Suicide
Gardner committed suicide on May 25, 2003. Shortly after his death, his son Andrew said that Gardner was suffering from type I complex regional pain syndrome, a painful neurological syndrome formerly known as reflex sympathetic dystrophy.
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Famous quotes containing the word suicide:
“If I commit suicide, it will not be to destroy myself but to put myself back together again. Suicide will be for me only one means of violently reconquering myself, of brutally invading my being, of anticipating the unpredictable approaches of God. By suicide, I reintroduce my design in nature, I shall for the first time give things the shape of my will.”
—Antonin Artaud (1896–1948)
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“If you are of the opinion that the contemplation of suicide is sufficient evidence of a poetic nature, do not forget that actions speak louder than words.”
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