Road 2 Elsewhere, Excerpt #39: What the Hell is Water?
David Foster Wallace points out one of the limitations of privilege: Not understanding you have it.
I HAD ANNOUNCED MY INTENTION TO QUIT PARIS to my journal, but I still had five days left there, including my birthday—a grand occasion to dramatize myself and the Quest of My Life.
“29 October: Happy birthday to me!”
“And this is my 22nd birthday,” I wrote, clearing my throat. “I now commence the battle…
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