You are what you love. No? You are, completely and only, wh… - David Foster Wallace

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You are what you love. No? You are, completely and only, what you would die for without, as you say, the thinking twice.

David Foster Wallace

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David Foster Wallace (21 February 1962 – 12 September 2008) was an American novelist, essayist, and short story writer. His works include The Broom of the System (novel), Infinite Jest (novel), The Girl With Curious Hair (short story collection), Brief Interviews with Hideous Men (short story collection), A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again (essay collection), and the posthumously-published The Pale King (novel) and Both Flesh and Not (essay collection).

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You are what you love. No? You are, completely and only, what you would die for without, as you say, the thinking twice. - David Foster Wallace

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