Gothamist: David Foster Wallace, Author of Infinite Jest, Dies at 46

MrCow

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 03:18:37 -0500

there's always been a connection with great artists and mental disorders

mdowning

Sun, 14 Sep 2008 17:24:25 -0500

it's nothing but sad. another brilliant mind lost too soon.

nicemarmot

Sun, 14 Sep 2008 13:08:28 -0500

I was a student of his. I'm so stunned by this that I don't even know what to say. Of all the crazy creative types I've known, he seemed to be one of the sanest. I know most suicides are impulsive and I really wish someone had been there for him when he needed it.

nice job

Sun, 14 Sep 2008 10:44:49 -0500

whaaaaaat? i can't believe it.

west side Michael

Sun, 14 Sep 2008 10:23:58 -0500

You don't check out, you sort of kill all your friends that loved you ,that is the worst of suicide,it's so selfish . However in some cultures it is honorable and a deliverance to another life hopefully a better one.

thelexiphane

Sun, 14 Sep 2008 10:21:40 -0500

F*ck. F*ck. F*ck. I feel so sorry for his family. This is just terrible.

sinisterteashop

Sun, 14 Sep 2008 10:05:35 -0500

Also check out the last paragraphs of his wikipedia entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Foster_Wallace The NYT's obit with it's rather disparaging quote by McInerny feels like it's trying to obscure the obvious. One of the country's moral recorders decided to check out before Palin time begins.

mookie

Sun, 14 Sep 2008 09:59:42 -0500

D.F.W. commencement speech at Kenyon University, 2005: http://www.marginalia.org/dfw_kenyon_commencement.html