Like most North Americans of his generation, Hal tends to know way less about why he feels certain ways about the objects and pursuits he's devoted to than he does about the objects and pursuits themselves. It's hard to say for sure whether this is even exceptionally bad, this tendency.
Weitere Zitate von David Foster Wallace
Zum Autor"[I]f the writer does his job right, what he basically does is remind the reader of how smart the reader is."
"What I know about auto racing could be inscribed with a dry Magic Marker on the lip of a Coke bottle."
"Be on guard. The road widens, and many of the detours are seductive."
"She was terrified of everything, and terrified to show it."
"Worship your body, beauty, and sexual allure and you will die a million deaths before they finally grieve you."
"[T]o really try to be informed and literate today is to feel stupid nearly all the time, and to need help."