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I often wondered how it would be to tramp off into the mountains and keep going until I was exhausted, then simply sink into the snow and fall asleep. Then the wolves could have me.To want to die in the forest and be eaten by wolves: another marker of incipient madness.

Patrick McGrath

I often wondered how it would be to tramp off into the mountains and keep going until I was exhausted, then simply sink into the snow and fall asleep. Then the wolves could have me.To want to die in the forest and be eaten by wolves: another marker of incipient madness.

Tags: madness, snow, suicide, trauma, wolves

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About Patrick McGrath

Patrick McGrath may refer to:

Patrick McGrath (novelist) (born 1950), British novelist
Patrick Joseph McGrath (born 1945), Roman Catholic bishop to the Diocese of San Jose, CA
Patrick McGrath (psychologist) (born 1948), Canadian psychologist
Patrick McGrath (Irish politician) (died 1956), Irish Fianna Fáil politician
Patrick W. McGrath (died 2001), Irish Fine Gael politician
Patrick McGrath (Irish republican) (1894–1940)
Sir Patrick Thomas McGrath (1868–1929), Newfoundland politician
Patrick Rory McGrath (born 1956), British comedian, television personality, and writer