Despair came over her, as it will when nobody around has any sexual relevance to you. - Thomas Pynchon

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Despair came over her, as it will when nobody around has any sexual relevance to you.

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About Thomas Pynchon

Thomas Ruggles Pynchon, Jr. (born 8 May 1937) is an American writer based in New York City, known for his dense and complex works of fiction.

Biography information from Wikiquote · Portrait adapted from Wikimedia Commons, Photo presumably taken by "Mr. DiLillo", who was identified as staff photographer of The Oysterette (Mead 1989, p. 170). (Public domain / CC0)

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Alternative Names: Thomas Ruggles Pynchon, Jr. • Thomas Ruggles Pynchon
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