depth first search » infsum http://www.depthfirstsearch.net/blog “We can only see a short distance ahead, but we can see plenty there that needs to be done." Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:00:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Quote of the Day http://www.depthfirstsearch.net/blog/2009/06/25/quote-of-the-day-32/ http://www.depthfirstsearch.net/blog/2009/06/25/quote-of-the-day-32/#comments Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:56:47 +0000 JS http://www.depthfirstsearch.net/blog/?p=1228

Like most North Americans of his generation, Hal tends to know way less about why he feels certain ways about the objects and pursuits he’s devoted to than he does about the objects and pursuits themselves.

–David Wallace, Infinite Jest

Maybe these conclusory sentences don’t work as well out of context as I imagine they do, but I must say, as I slowly make my way through Infinite Jest, I’m finding the end of each section eminently quotable.

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