“ There is a thing about the trust of a dog that makes up for a lot of heartache we take in this life. Don DeLillo
“ There are dead stars that still shine because their light is trapped in time. Where do I stand in this light, which does not strictly exist? Don DeLillo
“ Their true lives lie below, even now beginning to reassemble themselves, calling this very flesh out of the air, in mail waiting to be opened, in telephones ringing and paper work on office desks, in… Don DeLillo
“ The system was invisible, which made it all the more impressive, all the more disquieting to deal with. But we were in accord, at least for now. Don DeLillo
“ The family is strongest where objective reality is most likely to be misinterpreted. What Don DeLillo
“ She liked to think. What did she like to think? She was having a dumb day and wanted to blame the fog.Maybe he falls, he slides, if that is a useful word, from his experience of an objective world, th… Don DeLillo
“ Only a catastrophe gets our attention. We want them, we depend on them. As long as they happen somewhere else. This is where California comes in. Mud slides, brush fires, coastal erosion, mass killing… Don DeLillo
“ Maybe he didn't want that life after all, starting over broke, hailing a cab in a busy intersection filled with jockeying junior executives, arms aloft, bodies smartly spinning to cover every compass… Don DeLillo
“ It’s hard to be beautiful. You have an obligation to people. You almost become public property. You can lose yourself and get almost mentally disturbed on just the public nature of being beautiful. Do… Don DeLillo
“ In this century the writer has carried on a conversation with madness. We might almost say of the twentieth-century writer that he aspires to madness. Some have made it, of course, and they hold speci… Don DeLillo
“ In these night recitations we create a space between things as we felt them at the time and as we speak them now. This is the space reserved for irony, sympathy and fond amusement, the means by which… Don DeLillo
“ In the morning I walked to the bank. I went to the automated teller machine to check my balance. I inserted my card, entered my secret code, tapped out my request. The figure on the screen roughly cor… Don DeLillo
“ If you reveal everything, bare every feeling, ask for understanding, you lose something crucial to your sense of yourself. You need to know things that others don't know. It's what no one knows about… Don DeLillo
