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Mr. franzen said he and mr. wallace, over years of letters and conversations about the ethical role of the novelist, had come to the joint conclusion that the purpose of writing fiction was “a way out of loneliness.” (ny times article on the memorial service of david foster wallace.)

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Mr. franzen said he and mr. wallace, over years of letters and conversations about the ethical role of the novelist, had come to the joint conclusion that the purpose of writing fiction was “a way out of loneliness.” (ny times article on the memorial service of david foster wallace.)

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I wrote a huge number of letters that spring: one a week to naoko, several to reiko, and several more to midori. i wrote letters in the classroom, i wrote letters at my desk at home with seagull in my lap, i wrote letters at empty tables during my breaks at the italian restaurant. it was as if i were writing letters to hold together the pieces of my crumbling life.

I am in that everything [ david foster wallace] writes is pretty much the best stuff i've read, so that makes me a fan i guess.

[reading swing time] made me a feel a little bit like when i used to read david [foster] wallace. like, "i can't play that game. i wish i could, but i can't do it."

A few years ago i lost one of my dearest friends. he died at age 53 - heart attack. david is gone, but he was one of my very special friends. i used to say of david that if i was stuck in a foreign jail somewhere accused unduly and if they would allow me one phone call, i would call david. why? he would come and get me. that's a friend. somebody who would come and get you.

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