David Foster Wallace

"We are such lonely creatures and we do not even know it."

"The so-called 'problem of consciousness' is actually insoluble."

"Ambition is just another form of fear."

"The so-called 'beauty' of mathematics is really just the elegance of compression."

"You can't think about the future without thinking about death."

"The so-called 'meaning' of art is whatever the artist intended it to be."

"Mentality is nothing but the expression of the body in its most concentrated form."

"The so-called 'real world' is the one we create through our attention."

"Pursue, keep pursuing, with the same reverential intensity of a man in those final days of his life."

"The so-called 'problem' of evil is really a problem of perspective."

"The so-called 'grace' of God is really just luck."

"The most obvious, ubiquitous, important realities are often the ones that are hardest to see and talk about."

"The so-called 'point' of life is usually obscured by the living of it."

"Courage is grace under pressure."

"The so-called 'meaning' we seek is usually the meaning we create."

"Authority is not valid unless it is delegated with care."

"The so-called 'real' is what resists our attempts to understand it."

"There is no more important skill than the ability to listen."

"The so-called 'problem' of suffering is really a problem of attachment."

"The so-called 'final analysis' is usually just the beginning."

"If your head is full of stuff, the best thing to do is get it out."

"The so-called 'real you' emerges only in moments of crisis."

"There are no surprising facts, only surprising perspectives."

"The so-called 'point' of anything is determined by the observer."

"To be in love is to misunderstand the nature of love itself."

"The so-called 'self' is really just a collection of momentary impressions."

"What is the most important thing you have ever read that has changed how you see the world?"

"The so-called 'modern condition' is really just the human condition with electricity."

"Most people will install lasers in their files instead of reading them."

"The so-called 'future' is really just the past seen from a different angle."