David Foster Wallace Quotes

Datum: At Least One-third Of Ancient Rulers' Seers And Magicians Were In Fact Fired Or Killed Early In Their Tenure Because It Emerged That The Bulk Of What They Foresaw Or Intuited Was Irrelevant. Not Incorrect, Just Irrelevant, Pointless.

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