Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Page 692: Kate Gompert's Anhedonia

"...a certain percentage of people who've gotten so dependent on chemicals for feelings of well being that when the chemicals have to be abandoned they undergo a loss trauma that reaches way down into the core systems..."

3 comments:

  1. From wikipedia: "Kate Gompert (born January 11, 1963) is a former professional tennis player. She reached the round of sixteen at the US Open in 1985. She had a career record of 77-78. She had a career high singles ranking of World No. 18 in July 1987."

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  2. Hmm - fascinating. Can't be a co-incidence. Is the Kate of IJ a tennis player? I wonder what DFW intended here?

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  3. Kate of IJ is not any kind of athlete, if memory serves. Don't know what DFW intended...maybe some kind of backhanded (sorry) "tribute" to the real KG, or a comment on where competitive tennis might lead you?

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