31 January, 2013

Infinite Jest Quote #2

The adventures in DFW's Infinite Jest continue... Now there's a bizarre mountain-top meeting between Marathe (of Assassins des Fauteuils Rollents) and Steepley (Bureau des Services sans Spécifité). At some point Marathe says:
"We have, as one will say, larger seafood to cook." (p. 91)
Disclaimer: Putting up the more LCDish humor from Infinite Jest almost betrays the spirit of the work, which is anything but blatant and cheap. The entire work is hysterical, but in general the humor is far more subtle/indirect than the two quotations above and below. Having said that, it's really a screwball comedy.