I never, even for a moment, doubted what theyโd told me. This is why it is that adults and even parents can, unwittingly, be cruel: they cannot imagine doubtโs complete absence. They have forgotten.
David Foster WallaceIt's in the democratic citizen's nature to be like a leaf that doesn't believe in the tree it's part of.
David Foster WallaceAlmost nothing important that ever happens to you happens because you engineer it.
David Foster WallaceThat sometimes human beings have to just sit in one place and, like, hurt. That you will become way less concerned with what other people think of you when you realize how seldom they do. That there is such a thing as raw, unalloyed, agendaless kindness. That it is possible to fall asleep during an anxiety attack. That concentrating on anything is very hard work.
David Foster Wallace