The truth will set you free. But not until it is finished with you.
– David Foster Wallace
As I sat with my cup of coffee this morning, this quote popped into my mind and hasn’t left since. I suppose there is a reason for it, (my muse is behind it most likely), but for the moment I’m just going to enjoy the wisdom of Wallace’s words.
And then I’m going to laugh . . .
I do things like get in a taxi and say, “The library, and step on it.”
– David Foster Wallace
Perhaps Wallace is lingering in my mind because of a prompt in my writer’s group this week. If you could meet someone who was dead, who it would be and why? I immediately thought of Wallace, as I always wish he was still around dispensing his humor and wisdom. I’d love to shake his hand and ask him about the ending of The Pale King.
Who would you want to meet?
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c.b. 2012
C.B. Wentworth 
Great quote, and all too true!
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Glad you liked it. 🙂
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I have a quote for you from the scotish play. Life is but a walking shadow a poor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage. (Macbeth Act 5, Scene 3).
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Shakespeare is always brilliant. 🙂
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This is a great quote.. Who would I like to meet? Interesting question. I think I’d kind of like to meet Prince William. He seems like so down to earth. Tomorrow my answer might be something different but for today I’ll stick with Prince William… 🙂
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I have to admit, I did hope I’d run into him while in London this summer. He has a lot of his mother in him and I just loved her. 🙂
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It’s a toss-up between C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien for me. I’m leaning more toward Lewis, though, so I could ask him what the ending of The Dark Tower was supposed to end.
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oh, my sentence construction is so lovely tonight! *headdesk*
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Good ones! 🙂
(I think we’re all tired from the Campaign challenge – sentence structure only lasts so long after a challenge like the last one! 😉 ).
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lol, I’m not even competing in this Campaign challenge. I took one look at it, and had the sudden epiphany that there was waaay too much on my plate to bother with something that complicated.
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I thought my head was going to explode when I first saw it! Then I thought on it for a couple of days and got an idea. Maybe it’ll work, or maybe its a disaster – we’ll see! 😉
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Henry David Thoreau
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Oooo, me too! 🙂
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The more I thought about this the longer my list got and then when we went around the group it grew some more. Wyatt Earp, Charles Dickens, Elvis, Abraham Lincoln, Princess Diana, John Lennon . . .
No quotes from any of them.
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I was so surprised that Charles Dickens wasn’t first on your list!
Okay, maybe not . . . . we all knew you’d say Wyatt Earp. 😉
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Oh, I think Wallace would be one cool cat to chat with for a spell…I think I’d need to have a couple of glasses of courage first, so, will add Hemingway for good measure ~ (dig the second quote, lol!)
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Some courage is a must and I think I’d study the dictionary, too. That man’s vocabulary was incredible!
Hemingway would definitely be an interesting conversationalist. 😉
That second quote has always been a favorite of mine. The humor is so subtle it almost gets missed and then you can’t help but laugh out loud.
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I love quotes that start with scripture and go on from there. For example, a friend of mine has this personal slogan: “Love your enemies – it’ll drive the bastards crazy!”
Whom would I like to meet? Too many to mention, alive or dead. Socrates, Jesus, Gerrard Winstanley, George Fox, Keats, Buenaventura Durruti, Malcolm X, Harper Lee, Alan Garner… the list goes on.
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LOL! Love that! 🙂
That is an awesome list! Wouldn’t it be fun to have them all over for a dinner party or brunch! 🙂
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We would all need to have learned Esperanto or something.
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I’d like to have lunch with Oscar Wilde….he would be fascinating 🙂
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Oh, he is one of my favorite writers. He would definitely put on quite a show. 🙂
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he would be amazing to be entertained by wouldn’t he 🙂
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I think you might find you have words of wisdom of your own. Perhaps you should start to record them?
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I’m probably too young to do that! I 😉
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I don’t think age has anything to do with it, but rather our perception of reality, our observances of life.
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I have been told I have a unique outlook. 😉 I don’t know if that equates to wisdom, but I suppose its worth a quote or two.
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loved the first quote so immensely that i can think of a number of things to write about….the second quote made me laugh out loud!!!
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I hope it inspires you to write something wonderful! 🙂
That second quote really is a riot – I love it.
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The first DFW quote has been on my mind all week! Glad to see it posted here. Wallace has had a huge impact on me and my writing. The man was a genius.
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He really was. He changed my entire perspective on just about everything. 🙂
Thanks for stopping by!
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You’ve been tagged in the Lucky Seven Meme…details at http://www.tracikenworth.wordpress.com
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Awesome! 🙂 How fun.
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Your flash fiction with the Oracle Eye was pretty cool. Unlike the other entries I’ve read 🙂
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Thank you. 🙂 I was hoping to do something really different and I’m happy to hear its resonating with readers. 🙂
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My Dad died when he was just a little older than I am now. I’d love to meet up with him again and compare notes. Compare notes and ask the thousand questions I’ve thought to ask him in the years since he’s been gone!
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You’ve always written so tenderly of your dad. I’m sure he’s watching you and wishing he could have the same conversation with you.
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