Your Morning Pynchon
For Tuesday, March 3rd, 2026
Week 160 of our regular morning feature here at Friedman of the Plains Worldwide in which we highlight the great words and works of great men and women, as well as those who are insufferable, delusional, and even fictional.
This Week Thomas Pynchon
“I came," she said, "hoping you could talk me out of a fantasy."
Cherish it!" cried Hilarious, fiercely. "What else do any of you have? Hold it tightly by it's little tentacle, don't let the Freudians coax it away or the pharmacists poison it out of you. Whatever it is, hold it dear, for when you lose it you go over by that much to the others. You begin to cease to be.” — The Crying of Lot 49
My fantasy, my whole lifetime, has always been to be able to deal with reality. It never happened.
They say this until you get wrapped up in the snuggle coat and hauled off in a paddy wagon.