The problem with making a virtual world of oneself is akin to the problem with projecting ourselves onto a cyberworld: there’s no end of virtual spaces in which to seek stimulation, but their very end...
The shame and disorder in his house were like the shame and disorder in his head.
He [Wallace] sent a quick note to his friend [Franzen] explaining his behavior. the bold fact is that I'm a little afraid of you right now,[...] all I can tell you is that I may have been that [a wort...
I'm saying that children are not supposed to get along with their parents. Your parents are not supposed to be your best friends. There's supposed to be some element of rebellion. That's how you defin...
When I'm writing I don't want anyone else in the room - including myself.
A publisher sent him a galley of a novel by a writer he had barely heard of, one that impressed him deeply and seemed to embody all the literary qualities he had called for in his fictional Futures es...
His problem consisted of a burning wish not to have done the things he'd done.