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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
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David Foster Wallace
Age: 45 †
Born: 1962
Born: February 21
Died: 2008
Died: February 12
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Mary had a little lamb, its fleece electrostatic / And everywhere Mary went, the lights became erratic.
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Rap's conscious response to the poverty and oppression of U.S. blacks is like some hideous parody of sixties black pride.
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I'm very bright, but I'm terrified of sounding like someone who thinks he's very bright-because those people are assholes.
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