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We're not keen on the idea of the story sharing its valence with the reader. But the reader's own life 'outside' the story changes the story.

~David Foster Wallace

Topics: Changes Idea Keen Life Outside Own Reader Sharing Story

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The reader becomes God, for all textual purposes. I see your eyes glazing over, so I'll hush.

~David Foster Wallace

Topics: Becomes Eyes God Over Purposes Reader See Your I See

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One of the things that makes Wittgenstein a real artist to me is that he realized that no conclusion could be more horrible than solipsism.

~David Foster Wallace

Topics: Artist Conclusion Could He Horrible Makes Me More One Of The Things Real Realized Than Things

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The problem is that once the rules of art are debunked, and once the unpleasant realities the irony diagnoses are revealed and diagnosed, 'then' what do we do?

~David Foster Wallace

Topics: Art Diagnosed Irony Once Problem Realities Revealed Rules Then Unpleasant

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To be willing to sort of die in order to move the reader, somehow. Even now I'm scared about how sappy this'll look in print, saying this.

~David Foster Wallace

Topics: About Die Even Even Now How In Print Look Move Now Order Print Reader Sappy Saying Scared Somehow Sort Willing

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We're kind of wishing some parents would come back. And of course we're uneasy about the fact that we wish they'd come back - I mean, what's wrong with us?

~David Foster Wallace

Topics: About Back Come Course Fact Kind Mean Parents Some Uneasy Us Wish Wishing Would Wrong

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Writer

Born: February 21st, 1962

Died: December 12th, 2008

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