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>youll never be a literary superstar
why live
>you will never be a science man
>why live
You should be asking that to DFW.
>>8003158
>writes because he wants to be famous
why even write?
>tfw you will never be a controversial yet respected academic figure like Harold Bloom
>thinks that being famous would make their life worth living
dfw hanged himself in his garage and his wife found him swinging
>>8003820
Rafters out back. He was there for a while if I recall so I dont know how much swinging was being done. But the gist of your point is true.
>>8003900
I heard it really stretched him out, if you know what I mean.
At 19, I still find it strange to think that when I'm 30 there will be someone my age that is writing something that I will want to read. Someone like DFW, i.e "voice of a generation" bullshit.
>>8003158
>I'm not so sure you want to be me — just be a good guy
- Jason Segel as Dave Wallace in 2015's bromance, The End of the Tour
>>8004114
in other words kill yourself
>>8004114
>I'm not so sure you want to be me — just be a good guy
This is wrong. He says these separately. The "be a good guy" garbage comes when Eisenheim is sniffing around DFW's ex-gf because he's "compulsively flirtatious".
>>8003900
I'm the EMT who responded to the call, he was in fact on the back porch.
What makes you think I won't, OP?
>>8004133
cheers geoff
>>8004251
are there any current literary superstars that aren't mediocre? why would you want to be one? the times of great pop lit is over and best sellers are usually shit now.
>>8004885
Because I like to dream impossible dreams, Anon.
>population of previous 4chan posters who became literary superstars: 0
>population of men named John Green who became literary superstars: 1
why live
