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He was lovable the way a child is lovable, and he was capable of returning love with a childlike purity. If love is neve — Jonathan Franzen
He was lovable the way a child is lovable, and he was capable of returning love with a childlike purity. If love is neve — Jonathan Franzen
…95 percent of political commentary, whether spoken or written, is now polluted by the very politics it’s supposed to be — David Foster Wallace, David Foster Wallace: The Interview
…95 percent of political commentary, whether spoken or written, is now polluted by the very politics it’s supposed to be — David Foster Wallace, David Foster Wallace: The Interview
What has our culture lost in 1980 that the avant-garde had in 1890? Ebullience, idealism, confidence, the belief that th — Robert Hughes, The Shock of the New
What has our culture lost in 1980 that the avant-garde had in 1890? Ebullience, idealism, confidence, the belief that th — Robert Hughes, The Shock of the New
And then also, again, still, what are those boundaries, if they’re not baselines, that contain and direct its infinite e — David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest
And then also, again, still, what are those boundaries, if they’re not baselines, that contain and direct its infinite e — David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest
The problem with making a virtual world of oneself is akin to the problem with projecting ourselves onto a cyberworld: t — Jonathan Franzen, Farther Away
The problem with making a virtual world of oneself is akin to the problem with projecting ourselves onto a cyberworld: t — Jonathan Franzen, Farther Away
Um um um um um. This business of—this business about marketing yourself, there’s nothing wrong with that. Unless we’re a — David Foster Wallace
Um um um um um. This business of—this business about marketing yourself, there’s nothing wrong with that. Unless we’re a — David Foster Wallace
We who were not so pathologically far out on the spectrum of self-involvement, we dwellers of the visible spectrum who c — Jonathan Franzen
We who were not so pathologically far out on the spectrum of self-involvement, we dwellers of the visible spectrum who c — Jonathan Franzen
David Foster Wallace: Because I'd like to be the sort of person who can enjoy things at the time instead of having to go — David Lipsky, Although of Course You End Up Becoming Yourself: A Road Trip with David Foster Wallace
David Foster Wallace: Because I'd like to be the sort of person who can enjoy things at the time instead of having to go — David Lipsky, Although of Course You End Up Becoming Yourself: A Road Trip with David Foster Wallace
I think it's easy to stop smoking — it's just hard not to commit a felony after you stop.
I think it's easy to stop smoking — it's just hard not to commit a felony after you stop.
According to Wallace, the expectation that art amuses is a 'poisonous lesson for a would-be artist to grow up with,' sin — Dorothy M. Kennedy, The Brief Bedford Reader
According to Wallace, the expectation that art amuses is a 'poisonous lesson for a would-be artist to grow up with,' sin — Dorothy M. Kennedy, The Brief Bedford Reader
It's just much easier with dogs. You don't get laid — but you also don't get the feeling you're hurting their feelings all the time.
It's just much easier with dogs. You don't get laid — but you also don't get the feeling you're hurting their feelings all the time.
When David Markson wrote in June to complain about an author's getting an award he though should have been his, Wallace — D.T. Max, Every Love Story Is a Ghost Story: A Life of David Foster Wallace
When David Markson wrote in June to complain about an author's getting an award he though should have been his, Wallace — D.T. Max, Every Love Story Is a Ghost Story: A Life of David Foster Wallace