A tilted glass jar containing a golden question mark, resting on plum velvet.

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Castor Troy

Why couldn't you just kill yourself or let it go?

— Face/Off ‧ 1997

Behind the line

What it means

Our interpretation.

The speaker cruelly asks why someone did not kill themselves or let something go. The question presents those alternatives as a taunt; it should not be read as advice or an acceptable response to distress.

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