Literature
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The truth will set you free, but not until it’s done with you. David Foster Wallace (1962-2008) David Foster Wallace, widely considered one of the greatest American writers, hanged himself in his garage on September 12th 2008 after suffering for years from severe depression. Not caring for fame or prestigious book prizes, though he won
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The world is not thy friend, nor the world’s law. The world affords no law to make thee rich Then be not poor, but break it, and take this. Romeo handing gold to the Apothecary, Romeo and Juliet, 5.1.72-75 With the publication this month of Dan Falk’s The Science of Shakespeare, the popular science