White Noise (novel) Quotes

““Here I am. Big deal. Toot the horn.” – Vernon”

““What good is my truth? My truth means nothing.” – Heinrich”

““I am the false character that follows the name around.” – Jack”

“I feel sad for people and the queer part we play in our own disasters – Jack”

“"The family is the cradle of the world’s misinformation." - Jack, ch. 17, p. 81.”

“What we are reluctant to touch often seems the very fabric of our salvation. – Jack”

““Brilliant people never think of the lives they smash, being brilliant.” – Jack”

“Maybe when we die, the first thing we'll say is, 'I know this feeling. I was here before.'”

“May the days be aimless. Let the seasons drift. Do not advance the action according to a plan.”

““Californians invented the concept of lifestyle. This alone warrants their doom.” – Alfonse”

“White Noise (novel)”

“"To be so enormous. Then to die.”
Jack: “To be lost without a trace. To be swept away." - Murray”

““Terrifying data is now an industry in itself. Different firms compete to see how badly they can scare us.” – Jack”

“"Waves of relief and gratitude flowed over me. The system had blessed my life. I felt its support and approval." - Jack, at the ATM.”

““You’ve said good-bye to everyone but yourself. How does a person say good-bye to himself? It’s a juicy existential dilemma.” - Murray”

“"You don't believe in heaven? A nun?"
"If you don't, why should I?"
"If you did, maybe I would."
"If I did, you would not have to."”

““Once you’ve seen the signs about the barn, it becomes impossible to see the barn…They are taking pictures of taking pictures.” – Murray”

““Society is set up in such a way that it’s the poor and the uneducated who suffer the main impact of natural and man-made disasters.” – Jack”

““Once you’re out of school, it is only a matter of time before you experience the vast loneliness and dissatisfaction of consumers who have lost their group identity.”- Murray”

“"All the old muddles and quirks," I said. "Faith, religion, life everlasting. The great old human gullibilities. Are you saying that you don't take them seriously? Your dedication is a pretense?"”