David Foster Wallace uncut interview (03/1996)
David Foster Wallace’s interview with Leonard Lopate on WNYC.
Q. “Reading reviews, I mean, reviews aren’t for the writer. They’re a judge kind of telling a prospective buyer whether the book’s good or not. And reading them is rather like eavesdropping on two people talking. You know, it’s very tempting to do it, but you always end up getting your feelings hurt. And they’re not designed to help you. They’re not for you, they’re for potential buyers.”