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David Foster Wallace Quotes

David Foster Wallace quotes about time

American Writer February 21, 1962 – December 12, 2008

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Which he said was the big lie they all bought that made doctors and standard therapy such a waste of time for people like us -- they thought that diagnosis was the same as cure. That if you knew why, it would stop. Which is bullshit. You only stop if you stop. David Foster Wallace
David Foster Wallace quote: "There’s been time this whole time. You can’t kill time with..."
There’s been time this whole time. You can’t kill time with your heart. Everything takes time. David Foster Wallace
Everything gets horrible. Everything you see gets ugly. Lurid is the word. Doctor Garton said lurid, one time. That's the right word for it. And everything sounds harsh, spiny and harsh sounding, like every sound you hear all of a sudden has teeth. And smelling like I smell bad even after I just got out of the shower. It's like what's the point of washing if everything smells like I need another shower David Foster Wallace
David Foster Wallace quote: "I'd like to be the sort of person who can enjoy things at the..."
I'd like to be the sort of person who can enjoy things at the time, instead of having to go back in my head and enjoy them. David Foster Wallace
Writing fiction takes me out of time. I sit down and the clock will not exist for me for a few hours. That’s probably as close to immortal as we’ll ever get. David Foster Wallace

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