“… That no single, individual moment is in and of itself unendurable.”
David Foster Wallace book Infinite Jest
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Quotes from bookInfinite Jest
Infinite Jest is a 1996 novel by American writer David Foster Wallace. The novel is widely noted for its unconventional narrative structure and its experimental use of endnotes . It has been categorized as an encyclopedic novel and made TIME magazine's list of the 100 best English-language novels published between 1923 and 2005.Infinite Jest is regarded as a literary bestseller, having sold 44,000 hardcover copies in its first year of publication. It has since exceeded a million copies in worldwide sales.
“Be on guard. The road widens, and many of the detours are seductive.”
David Foster Wallace book Infinite Jest
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“Yes, I'm paranoid — but am I paranoid enough?”
David Foster Wallace book Infinite Jest
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“… perversely, it is often more fun to want something than to have it.”
David Foster Wallace book Infinite Jest
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“They can kill you, but the legalities of eating you are quite a bit dicier.”
David Foster Wallace book Infinite Jest
Source: Infinite Jest (1996)
“life's endless war against the self you cannot live without.”
David Foster Wallace book Infinite Jest
Source: Infinite Jest
