He sure presages his fate in Infinite Jest. A tragic figure for sure and without peer as a writer/philosopher. I'm 70 and widely read and over those years no a

He sure presages his fate in Infinite Jest. A tragic figure for sure and without peer as a writer/philosopher. I'm 70 and widely read and over those years no author has impacted me like he has (despite his propensity toward shaggy dogs.) He clearly told us in advance that depression such as his was not to be suffered and when all was said and done he left me sympathetic with that point of view.