Delillo - Unusual Moments Flashcards
1
Q
“When birds look into houses…”
A
“When birds look into houses, what impossible worlds they see… what a shedding of every knowable surface and process”
2
Q
“His subject is…”
A
“His subject is people in landscapes of estrangement”
Newspaper article on Rey’s career
3
Q
“We’re out of the city. Were off the calendar…”
A
“We’re out of the city. Were off the calendar. Friday shouldnt have an identity here. Who wants coffee?”
4
Q
“She got out of the car once and nearly collapsed…”
A
“She got out of the car once and nearly collapsed… a small helpless sinking to the ground, a kind of forgetting how to stand”
5
Q
“There was no ice in the fucking…”
A
“There was no ice in the fucking. She hadn’t filled the fucking ice thing”
