Do you wanna have kids?... Yeah, I think that writing books is a little like raising...
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David Lipsky:
Do you wanna have kids?...
David Foster Wallace:
Yeah, I think that writing books is a little like raising children, y'know -you have to be careful; mm; it's ok to take pride in the work, but I think it's bad for someone to want the glory to reflect back on you.
David Lipsky:
I mean, sounds like you're worried about having children.
David Foster Wallace:
I'm not wanna say anymore about that - if that's ok?
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I think that writing books is a little bit like raising children you know
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You have to be careful though
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It's okay to take pride in the work
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but I think it's bad to want the glory to reflect back on you
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I mean it sounds like you're worried about having children
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I don't know that I wanna say anything more about that if that's okay
Clip duration: 23 seconds
Views: 153
Timestamp in movie: 00h 25m 42s
Uploaded: 19 March, 2022
Genres: biography, drama
Summary: The story of the five-day interview between Rolling Stone reporter David Lipsky and acclaimed novelist David Foster Wallace, which took place right after the 1996 publication of Wallace's groundbreaking epic novel, 'Infinite Jest.'
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