“If you reveal everything, bare every feeling, ask for understanding, you lose something crucial to your sense of yourself. You need to know things that others don't know. It's what no one knows about you that allows you to know yourself.”
David Foster Wallace's Point Omega is a contemplative work that delves into profound philosophical questions. The narrative unfolds at a remote desert ranch, where a reclusive philosopher invites a writer and a critic to join him for a weekend. The guests find themselves in a reflective conversation about the nature of time, the inevitability of death, and the human condition. The novel is known for its introspective tone and its exploration of the complexities of human thought and existence. more
Don DeLillo is an American writer born on November 20, 1936. Known for his unique literary style and profound insights into modern society, his works often explore the impacts of technology, consumerism, and globalization. more
“...Because what's the meaning of doing dishes if you're not driven by something beyond necessity.”
“How many beginnings before you see the lies in your excitement?”
“I wish you'd help me look into a more interesting problem - namely, my sanity.”
“I'm odd, I know,' he said. 'It's fear of myself that's made me odd.”