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The great thing about irony is that it splits things apart, gets up above them so we can see the flaws and hypocrisies and duplicates.
David Foster Wallace
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David Foster Wallace
Age: 45 †
Born: 1962
Born: February 21
Died: 2008
Died: February 12
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every failure is also a victory.
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I find in myself a need to get very away.
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The man who knows his limitations, has none.
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You will become way less concerned with what other people think of you when you realize how seldom they do.
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I'm screaming for help and everybody's acting as if I'm singing Ethel Merman covers.
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It's like a fugue of evaded responsibility.
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I don't think writers are any smarter than other people. I think they may be more compelling in their stupidity, or in their confusion.
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If you worship power, you will feel weak and afraid, needing ever more power over others to keep the fear at bay.
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