Everybody is identical in their secret unspoken belief that way deep down they are different from everyone else.

David Foster Wallace

Infinite Jest

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Topic

Uniqueness of each person

Author

David Foster Wallace

Source

Infinite Jest

Medium

Novel

Statement Type

Paradox

Language

English

Time

1996 1990s 20th century

Occupation

Novelist Writer

From

United States

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Citation

Wallace, David Foster. Infinite Jest. Little, Brown and Company, 1996.

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Medium
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Genre
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Original Citation

Heraclitus. Fragments. 5th century BC, DK B12.

Current Citation

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