To be willing to sort of die in order to move the reader, somehow. Even now I'm scared about how sappy this'll look in print, saying this.
David Foster WallaceThe parts of me that used to think I was different or smarter or whatever, almost made me die.
David Foster WallaceThe capital-T Truth is about life before death. It is about making it to 30, or maybe 50, without wanting to shoot yourself in the head.
David Foster Wallace