David Foster Wallace Infinite Jest Quot Tapestries

Poor Yorick Entertainment logo from David Foster Wallace's novel "Infinite Jest."

Johnny Gentle's revenue generating plan - selling the name of the year to corporations. From David Foster Wallace's novel "Infinite Jest."

The meeting between Remy Marathe and Helen (Hugh) Steeply from David Foster Wallace's novel "Infinite Jest."

Every love story is a ghost story.

Every love story is a ghost story.

The Great Seal of O.N.A.N. (Organization of North American Nations) from David Foster Wallace's novel "Infinite Jest."

Logo for Frequent and Vigorous Publishing, featuring Vlad the Impaler, from David Foster Wallace's "The Broom of the System."

Johnny Gentle for President. Clean U.S. Party candidate. For a tighter, tidier nation.

"Hey, you're wearing glasses! Have you ever heard of this book by David Foster Wallace?" If you're a female-identifying individual who spends time in coffee shops, bookstores, or the kind of bars where they put egg whites in cocktails, you've invariably had to fend off this kind of attention. Hell, a lot of men deal with it too. DFW fans are an aggressive breed. Head them off at the pass with a shirt that says "Umm, nope." "Infinite Jest" is a good book but no book deserves to be as over-explained and used as a cultural signifier, let alone one about drugged-out teenagers who play tennis. Tell the world you're over it.

Quote from David Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest

What actually happened in that Eschaton game from David Foster Wallace's "Infinite Jest"? I attempt to figure it out.

An alternative book cover design for David Foster Wallace's novel, "Infinite Jest."

Fans of David Foster Wallace will recognize this version of Pemulis's poster of the paranoid king from Infinite Jest: "Yes I'm paranoid, but am I paranoid enough?" Originally a 4 color screenprint, this design balances flat color with detailed linework.