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Anonymous Mon Jul 29 16:05:03 2019 No.13550452 [Reply] [Original]

was david foster wallace a misunderstood genius?

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 29 16:11:10 2019 No.13550494 >>13550452 Every one of these quotes screams REDDIT

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 29 16:19:35 2019 No.13550544 >>13550452 quote #3 is semi-true, not wrong, but doensn't tell half of what fiction is. the others are wrong or misleading.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 29 16:22:31 2019 No.13550564 >>13550452 these quotes are not making me want to read dfw

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 29 17:06:30 2019 No.13550820 >>13550452 Holy-based..

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 29 17:07:27 2019 No.13550822 File: 2.48 MB, 2000x1283, 1559852019233.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>13550452

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 29 17:17:03 2019 No.13550874 >>13550564 Same except I deeply agree with the last one

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 29 17:28:08 2019 No.13550930 >>13550452 >there is no such thing as death >proceeds to kill himself What did he mean by this?

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 29 17:31:15 2019 No.13550940 >>13550930 No such thing as life either

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 29 17:34:47 2019 No.13550964 Y'all just to poisoned with irony to appreciate the pure SINCERITY of this man

Anonymous Mon Jul 29 17:39:59 2019 No.13550995

>>13550452
this graphic (and thread) was obviously made by someone who doesnt like DFW. he can come off as pretentious sometimes, but his essays are thought provoking and shed light on things we take for granted that we don't often consider. i find him easy to understand and his essays read like having a conversation with a friend.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 29 17:41:28 2019 No.13551005 >>13550452 >>13550544 Quote 1 - Robin Williams Quote 2 - George Carlin Quote 3 - Is an actual quote by DFW Quote 4 - H.L. Mencken Quote 5 - Bill Hicks Quote 6 - Bill Hicks

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 29 17:42:03 2019 No.13551008 >>13550452 Man those are shitty quotes. Living in the 80s must have been really annoying

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 29 18:48:50 2019 No.13551410 >>13550930 all his writings were just cope, he accepted death at the end

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 29 18:51:21 2019 No.13551433 >>13550964 fuck off nigger

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 29 19:29:08 2019 No.13551637 >>13551005 this. I knew these were fake.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 29 19:36:23 2019 No.13551683 >>13550494 >>13550544 >>13550564 >>13550820 >>13550822 >>13550874 >>13550930 >>13550940 >>13550964 >>13550995 >>13551008 >>13551410 all of you brainlets fell for the bait. Only #3 is a real DFW quote

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 29 19:54:40 2019 No.13551793 >>13551683 Fuck off retard, I knew they were fake. That's why it's so based

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 29 20:05:35 2019 No.13551855 >>13551005 His interviews are void of calendar quotes or twitter like statements. he proposes ideas to discuss, always asking if his sentences make sense, or if it's not too banal. >>13550544 based

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 29 20:26:51 2019 No.13551978 >>13551005 fake

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 29 21:21:45 2019 No.13552234 >>13551793 Cope Harder

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 29 21:22:32 2019 No.13552236 >>13552234 Dilate

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 30 00:42:21 2019 No.13553027 >>13551683 >Pynchonfags criticizing DFW without having a basic understanding of his work or ideas sublime kek

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 30 08:51:42 2019 No.13554570 >>13553027 >DFW gullible enough to think anyone believes these quotes they're mocking you

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 30 08:59:59 2019 No.13554621 Couldn't read through the Infinite Jest, seemed too wanky, but this speech is really good. https://youtu.be/PhhC_N6Bm_s

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 30 09:23:47 2019 No.13554707 "consider the lobster" - david foster wallace wow so brilliant, definitely will read 1000 pages of this

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 30 09:38:55 2019 No.13554750 QUICK POST BLOOM

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 30 10:40:38 2019 No.13555065 >>13550452 Forgive me if I'm wrong, but was DFW very interested in joining the Catholic church? Seems to conflict with the r/atheism quote up there

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 30 10:42:21 2019 No.13555074 File: 54 KB, 640x360, 1550535342718.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>13550452

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 30 11:03:24 2019 No.13555150 >>13555065 He tried but could never "find" God.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 30 11:09:33 2019 No.13555169 >>13555065 many of the most convinced atheists were once christians

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