One of the most encouraging quotes know is Chesterton's remark that "If a thing is worth doing it's worth doing badly" - and that isn't to undervalue the importance of doing it well.

I tend to think think it's only people who do things the best we can who can really appreciate those people who do those same things superbly well.

People often tend to link tragic outcomes with quality of performance, as if the two are tied in together, stuff about people burning out too quickly because they are burninmg so brightly That may sometimes be the case, but I doubt if it's true much of the time. Mozart didn't die at 34 because he was a genius, and the fact than Verdi lived till be was nearly 90 didn't mean he was less than a genius.

The same goes for people who for one reason or another kill themselves. Stuff happens.