Only a catastrophe gets our attention. We want them, we dep… - Don DeLillo

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Only a catastrophe gets our attention. We want them, we depend on them. As long as they happen somewhere else. This is where California comes in. Mud slides, brush fires, coastal erosion, mass killings, et cetera. We can relax and enjoy these disasters because in our hearts we feel that California deserves whatever it gets. Californians invented the concept of life-style. This alone warrants their doom.

Don DeLillo

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Donald Richard "Don" DeLillo (born November 20, 1936) is an award-winning American novelist, playwright, and essayist, best known for his novels, which paint detailed portraits of American life in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.

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Birth Name: Donald Richard DeLillo

Alternative Names: Don Delillo • Donald Richard "Don" DeLillo

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