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Quote by David Foster Wallace

“I am concentrating docilely on the question why U.S. restrooms always appear to us as infirmaries for public distress, the place to reagain control.”

Book:Infinite Jest

Work

Infinite Jest

David Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest is a sprawling, experimental novel that delves into the lives of various characters, including an enigmatic tennis prodigy, a recovering addict, and a group of individuals living in a halfway house. The narrative is known for its intricate structure, extensive footnotes, and philosophical musings on the nature of reality and human experience. more

Author

David Foster Wallace

American novelist known for his unique literary style and profound insights into modern life. His works include 'Infinite Jest' and 'The Broom of the System'. more

“Everything gets horrible. Everything you see gets ugly. Lurid is the word. Doctor Garton said lurid, one time. That's the right word for it. And everything sounds harsh, spiny and harsh sounding, like every sound you hear all of a sudden has teeth. And smelling like I smell bad even after I just got out of the shower. It's like what's the point of washing if everything smells like I need another shower”

Ifs Needs Said Sound Doctors Ugly Smell Horrible Teeth One Time Showers Harsh Washing Right Words

Author:David Foster Wallace

“Kings cannot ennoble thee, thou good, great soul, for One who is higher than kings hath done that for thee; but a king can confirm thy nobility to men.”

Men Soul Done Kings Higher Thee Nobility Great Souls

Book:10 Books in 1

Source: 10 Books in 1

“A trauma is something one repeats and repeats, after all, and this is the tragedy of the Iqbals--that they can't help but reenact the dash they once made from one land to another, from one faith to another, from one brown mother country into the pale, freckled arms of an imperial sovereign.”

Made Country Helping Mother Land Arms Tragedy Trauma Repeats Brown Pale Sovereign Mother Country

Book:White Teeth

Source: White Teeth

“Never invest yourself in anything so deeply that its failure could cost you your happiness.”