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David Foster Wallace

@DFWquotes

From the work of David Foster Wallace.

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david c. jensen@infinitejensen28 Mar 2023
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Brian Peterson@Dr_Brian_Pet1 May 2021
Gaines blinked slowly in a stony mindless way that reminded Hurd of a lizard whose rock wasn't hot enough. @DFWquotes
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Igor Cvijanovic@ingvarcvioux29 Nov 2020
Infinite Jest: how David Foster Wallace's classic nineties novel foreshadowed the Year of Zoom theconversation.com/infinite… via @ConversationUK #davidfosterwallace #infinitejest @DFWquotes
Infinite Jest: how David Foster Wallace’s classic nineties novel foreshadowed the Year of Zoom

Infinite Jest: how David Foster Wallace’s classic nineties novel foreshadowed the Year of Zoom

The 1996 novel foresaw people’s obsession with video calls – and their eventual disenchantment.

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DFW Society@DFWSociety7 Jan 2020
GOOD NEWS, esp for our friends in Aus: deadline for proposals for DFW2020 has been EXTENDED--but only by 2 weeks. So get those proposals in by Jan 20. If you're experiencing hardships because of the fires in Aus, but you plan to apply, please reach out. dfwsociety.org/2020/01/07/de…
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Lynton Grace@LyntonGrace9 Dec 2017
Real life imitates art ... Infinite Jest anyone? @DFWquotes xitter.gq/theTiser/status/939353…
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@theTiser9 Dec 2017
English prankster nearly dies after cementing head in microwave. And yes, there's video. bit.ly/2BRzsYW
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Jean Sol Partre@JeanSolPartre18 May 2017
The Infinite Jest (@DFWquotes ) and the Normal Science of Kuhn as a Plateau conscienceliterature.blogspo…
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Libro.fm@librofm13 Apr 2017
Listen to a preview of DFW's essay and get it free on #BookstoreDay vimeo.com/195989982 @DFWquotes @nick_maniatis @HachetteUS #DFW
A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again by David Foster Wallace

A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again by David Foster Wallace

Get the digital audiobook of A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again by David Foster Wallace on Libro.fm at https://libro.fm/audiobooks/9781611135169

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madam psychosis@madampsychosis17 Feb 2017
days since I've cried at work: 0
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Erasing Infinite@erasinginfinite20 Feb 2017
"Wall Up," #poetry from pg. 320 of David Foster Wallace's #InfiniteJest. erasinginfinite.com/post/157…
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I Draw Infinite Jest@drawinfinite13 Sep 2015
27/1079 "they sounded yanked through a very small hole into the great balloon of colored silence he sat in" (Sep 11)
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Christopher Calnan
@cgcalnan29 Nov 2016
A great @NYTimes piece for fans of David Foster Wallace: nyti.ms/2fJ7ZNX @DFWquotes

David Foster Wallace’s Peaceful Prairie (Published 2016)

Famously earnest, the writer David Foster Wallace said he liked Midwestern people, and got more work done in the gusty open spaces of Central Illinois.

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DFWConference@DFWConference9 Nov 2016
It's official: we are now living in the Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment. I wish I'd been wearing mine. #DFW17
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pandora pox@partnersinjest24 Aug 2015
Article on the web news about DFW via his sister pri.org/stories/2015-08-23/m…

My big brother, David Foster Wallace - The World from PRX

The "Infinite Jest" novelist, the subject of a just-released movie, provided a wildly creative inspiration for his kid sister. It wasn't until college when another side emerged.

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David DeFino@Gasslight11 Jun 2016
Check out this #DavidFosterWallace clip a friend made. I contributed some #vfx. youtu.be/FIXSQKnJBok @davefw @DFWquotes @DFW_Quotes
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Adam Marsh@_Adam_Marsh13 Jun 2016
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@DFWquotes The really important kind of freedom involves attention, and awareness, and discipline, and effort..."
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CliffBurns@CliffBurns3 Dec 2015
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@DFWquotes My son, Sam Burns, just released a short film that's an homage to DFW--check it out here: vimeo.com/147765677
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Joy A. Franco, PhD@engineering_joy16 Jun 2015
The last thing the internet needs is more snarks. #stopthehate salon.com/2014/04/13/david_f… @DFWquotes – at Stanford, CA
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Maura Bobbitt@MauraBobbitt3 Jun 2015
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@DFWquotes On David Foster Wallace and Idolizing Suicide: maurajeansthings.wordpress.c…

On David Foster Wallace and Idolizing Suicide

There’s something about suicides who are beloved by the lost souls of American society. Kurt Cobain said before he died that suicide is not an act, but a tale of the soul. Similarly, Wallace made f…

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David Matranga@DavidMatranga129 Jan 2015
It's a @DFWquotes David Foster Wallace kind of morning. "Everything takes time. Bees have to move very fast to stay still.” - DFW
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Mike@MisterPresto5 Jan 2015
.@DFWquotes taught Paul Thomas Anderson at Emerson. Biggest f'ing nerd moment just now. @marcmaron @WTFpod
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