Nothingness is staring you in the face. Utter and permanent oblivion. You will cease to be. To be, Jack. The dier accepts this and dies. The killer, in theory, attempts to defeat his own death by killing others. He buys time, he buys life. - Murray (WN 291)
Don DeLilloPlot a murder, you're saying. But every plot is a murder in effect. To plot is to die, whether we know it or not. [...] To plot, to take aim at something, to shape time and space. This is how we advance the art of human consciousness. (WN 291-2)
Don DeLilloDevices make us pliant. We want to please them. The machine was his only hope of deliverance after what he'd done, what he'd loosed into the crowd. A way out of death.
Don DeLilloDo people still shoot at presidents? I thought there were more stimulating targets.
Don DeLilloMoney has lost its narrative quality the way painting did once upon a time. Money is talking to itself.
Don DeLilloIt is the violent act that makes history and changes everything that came before.
Don DeLilloThere are dead stars that still shine because their light is trapped in time. Where do I stand in this light, which does not strictly exist?
Don DeLilloTags: light
If the world is where we hide from ourselves, what do we do when the world is no longer accessible? We invent a false name, invent a destiny, purchase a firearm through the mail.
Don DeLilloEverything is barely weeks. Everything is days. We have minutes to live.
Don DeLilloAs technology advances in complexity and scope, fear becomes more primitive.
Don DeLilloTags: technology
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