Quotes by David Foster Wallace

David Foster Wallace

David Foster Wallace

American author

Lived from: 1962 - 2008

Category: Writers (Contemporary) Country: FlagUnited States

Born: 21 february 1962 Died: 12 september 2008

  • Everybody is identical in their secret unspoken belief that way deep down they are different from everyone else.
  • It did what all ads are supposed to do: create an anxiety relievable by purchase.
  • To make someone an icon is to make him an abstraction, and abstractions are incapable of vital communication with living people.
  • If you've never wept and want to, have a child.
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  • Everybody is identical in their secret unspoken belief that way deep down they are different from everyone else.
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  • Everybody worships. The only choice we get is what to worship.
    (2008)
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  • I will probably write an hour a day and spend eight hours a day biting my knuckle and worrying about not writing.
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  • If you've never wept and want to, have a child.
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  • It did what all ads are supposed to do: create an anxiety relievable by purchase.
    Grap zonder einde (1996) 284
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  • It takes great personal courage to let yourself appear weak.
    Grap zonder einde (1996)
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  • People, unless they're paying attention, tend to confuse fanciness with intelligence or authority.
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  • Perhaps this is what it means to go mad: to be emptied and to be aware of the emptiness.
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  • To make someone an icon is to make him an abstraction, and abstractions are incapable of vital communication with living people.
    Consider the Lobster (2005) 157
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What are the most famous quotes from David Foster Wallace?

The two most famous quotes from David Foster Wallace are:

  • "Everybody is identical in their secret unspoken belief that way deep down they are different from everyone else."
  • "Everybody worships. The only choice we get is what to worship."

When did David Foster Wallace live?

David Foster Wallace was born in 1962 and died in the year 2008.