“The problem is that once the rules of art are debunked, and once the u...” — David Foster Wallace Quote

“The problem is that once the rules of art are debunked, and once the unpleasant realities the irony diagnoses are revealed and diagnosed, 'then' what do we do?”

“This diagnosis can be done in about two lines. It doesn't engage anybody.”

“The integrity of my sleep has been forever compromised, sir.”

“Before my cancer was diagnosed, I knew that someday I would die, but I didn't know when. After the diagnosis, I knew that someday I would die, but I didn't know when. But now I knew it acutely.”

“When I was diagnosed with cancer, like so many other people, my life changed forever.”

“The first thing most people say to themselves when they're diagnosed with a serious disease is, 'Why me?' It's a knee-jerk human response, and I was no exception.”