WHITE NOISE
Don DeLillo

"I am the false character that follows the name around."
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"In the middle of it all is Hitler, of course."
"He was on again last night."
"He's always on. We couldn't have television without him."
"They lost the war," she said. "How great could they be?"
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"Am I going to die?"
"Not as such," he said.
"What do you mean?"
"Not in so many words."
"How many words does it take?"
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Who in this room would believe me if I said that the suicide rate hits an all-time record among people who live near high-voltage power lines?
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