"So sad and shocking. Wallace was a rare talent and I'm sorry we won't get to enjoy all the works he would have published had he lived. Go in peace, David. Thank you."
—"greendrake," in response to the Huffington Post's Sept. 13 report, "David Foster Wallace Found Dead"
"We weep not for those who leave, but for those who are left behind."
—"matoko_chan," on theamericanscene.com
"All stinking liberals should go this way."
—"John Adam," on latimes.com
"I tend to agree with Wallace's world view, but … if you ever plan on opening a newspaper or flicking on CNN ever again in your life you better have a little ironic detachment in your back pocket…or you will have to kill yourself. Oh, right. Sorry."
—"FlickaPoo," on aintitcool.com
This article appears in Sep 17-23, 2008.